Following on from the changes recently announced by the United Kingdom Government (now a non EU country) about abolishing the distance threshold for VAT collection, the EU has made changes to the way sales tax will be collected effective 1 July 2021. How does the system currently work (up to the 31 July 2021)?– eCommerce […]
Australian based eCommerce businesses selling in USA – obligations for Sales and Income tax?
Our friends at Bean Ninjas recently posted a video summary of their eCommerce masterclass focusing on the requirement to register for sales and income tax in the USA. Have a watch of that video here: In summary, Australian business that sell product via eCommerce channels to the USA may meet the definition of economic nexus […]
Brexit – implications of Australian eCommerce businesses selling to the UK
All of our Australian eCommerce clients that use Shopify as their marketplace received the following email from Shopify over the last week (January/2021). This article covers the implications of Australian businesses selling low value goods (basket value under $135 pounds) to UK resident customers. Previous to 1 January 2021, Australian businesses were only required to […]
Australian eCommerce store selling to USA – do I have to collect Sales Tax, pay income tax?
Welcome back to the Wild West – where eCommerce business situated in one country sells to other countries and the tax collectors are struggling to put in place legislation to collect duties. Most commonly for eCommerce businesses here in Australia, we sell using eCommerce platforms to the USA using shopping carts such as Shopify and […]