Chapter 15
The Gist of GST
In This Chapter
Taking note of basic terms
Keeping it simple with your Tax Code list
Getting the right code, every time
Picking over your work with a fine-tooth comb
Configuring your Activity Statement
Printing the cursed thing — at last!
Realising the error of your ways and fixing up mistakes
They don't it call it the Gouge and Screw Tax for nothing. If it moves, tax it. If it makes a noise, tax it. If it's cash, tax it extra, just for revenge. (Unless it's a life essential, of course.)
I'm not cynical, just bewildered by the confusion that this tax has brought and by how so incredibly human it is to create this complex labyrinth of rules. Why coffee beans are GST-free but takeaway coffee is taxable, or why medical supplies are GST-free but contraceptives ...
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