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Should Your Residential Rental Property Be GST Registered?
February 1, 2018
No. Residential rental properties are exempt from GST. You cannot charge or claim GST for the supply of residential rental accommodation, therefore there is no GST implications for this type of activity. This means that there is no GST claimable on the purchase of the property and there is no GST payable on the sale of the property.
Read moreNew Calculator: Find the GST Content of a GST Inclusive Price
To work out the GST content of a GST inclusive price… With GST at 15% multiply the GST inclusive price by 3 then divide that result by 23 To help make this calculation easy (and in case you forget the formula) we’ve added a new calculator page which does it for you. GST Content of GST Inclusive Price Calculator
Read moreHow to Calculate an Original Price from GST Content at 15% GST
If you have an amount of GST (@15%) from a transaction and need to calculate the original price here’s the formula… For the GST Exclusive Price: Multiply the GST amount by 6.66666666 For the GST Inclusive Price: Multiply the GST amount by 7.66666666 Note: The numbers above should actually be 6.6 recurring and 7.6 recurring respectively, so some minor rounding will be required. There’s …
Read moreHow to Correctly Calculate GST Figures
It seems quite a few people are incorrectly subtracting 15% from a GST inclusive amount to find the GST content and exclusive figures. We’ve posted a super clear tutorial on how to work out GST figures & as always please ask if you have any questions! First some basic calculations. Let’s calculate 15% GST for a GST exclusive figure of $100… $100 x 15% …
Read moreNew Income Tax Calculator
We’ve just uploaded a new Income Tax calculator. Simply enter your estimated income / sales and expenses / costs per year, month or week and the calculator will give your profit and the tax in each bracket plus the total estimated income tax for the year. Please note it doesn’t include the extra expense claims we make for you, Working For Families and so …
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