Offered $10 discount by phone company, only got approx $9 due to "GST"
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From: Hunter on 27 Jun 2010 21:12 A phone company offered me a $10 discount if I bundled with their internet service. I then find on the bill that I only get -$9.09 for the discount. Is this legal? I thought that if prices are advertised without mention of GST then it be that GST is included. Would this apply to discounts in this case?
From: Rod Speed on 28 Jun 2010 02:32 Hunter wrote: > A phone company offered me a $10 discount if I bundled with their > internet service. I then find on the bill that I only get -$9.09 for the discount. > Is this legal? Yes. > I thought that if prices are advertised without mention of GST then it be that GST is included. Not necessarily, most obviously with stuff on which the GST isnt due. > Would this apply to discounts in this case? Nope.
From: Noodle on 28 Jun 2010 22:45 > > Is this legal? ***ILLEGAL*** Report them to the ACCC: http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml%3FitemId=617265&nodeId=3d25fe0761f0a4345117ce6a43c53fdf&fn=GST%2Bbusinesses.pdf
From: Peter Deane on 29 Jun 2010 14:15 "Hunter" <hunter(a)grome.zo.oct> wrote in message news:<i08su1$20a$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>... > A phone company offered me a $10 discount if I bundled with their internet > service. I then find on the bill that I only get -$9.09 for the discount. > > Is this legal? > > I thought that if prices are advertised without mention of GST then it be > that GST is included. Would this apply to discounts in this case? The $10 as quoted there does INCLUDE GST. You'll note it's $9.09 of discount and $0.91 of GST included. Think about it if you BUY something for $10 (inclusive) you are spending $9.09 on the product and giving the fed gov't 91c. This discount is the same as that, it's just that the figures are negative instead of positive. Regards, -Peter!
From: SolomonW on 30 Jun 2010 05:04
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:22:00 +1000, Doug Jewell wrote: > Hunter wrote: >> A phone company offered me a $10 discount if I bundled with their internet >> service. I then find on the bill that I only get -$9.09 for the discount. >> >> Is this legal? > Yes. >> >> I thought that if prices are advertised without mention of GST then it be >> that GST is included. Would this apply to discounts in this case? > Assuming the product/service attracts GST, then a price > stated without mention of GST is GST inc. This applies > equally to discounts which is what you got. To put it > another way, you pay a certain amount for your phone > service, which is inc GST. If you pay that amount less $10, > it is the inc GST amount which is reduced by $10. > If you are lucky enough to be able to claim a GST input > credit, that is a completely different transaction, and is > irrelevant to the amount you pay the Telco. >> >> >> It depends on whether the person being supplied is a business or a person. Business to Business transactions are often quoted in GST EXT |