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Old 01-03-2012, 04:49 AM   #549
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
That's a different ball of wax and my position on taxing is that online purchases should be taxed. The rate should be the same as retail stores within the postal code of the delivery address. That way, no one has a tax advantage.
Not going to happen! The ATO has indicated that taxing imports under $1000 is going to cost more than the tax gained.

The tax angle is irrelevant, online items purchased are as much as 60% cheaper. That includes dtb's and ebooks.
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