Hi folks,
With our #$^&*^#$^^#EV$%%WR treasurer implementing the Goods & Services Tax on *all* items purchased (instead of ones over $1000 value, as it has been up until now) from July 1, it will mean that Paizo will need to collect that 10% GST and pay it back to the Australian government.
Amazon has just announced that Australian customers will be redirected to their .com.au site (which has nowhere near the range of their US and UK sites) - so I'm wondering if Paizo are doing anything similar?
I have been getting Paizo products via subscription for years, now, and I don't want to stop. :(
Probably should ask customer service if they are intending to implement... no way for it to be enforced...
Well, this makes more sense than the GST I thought you were talking about...
No, it IS the GST - it's just that the government is expanding the coverage of what it is applied to. It used to be only applied to international orders of over $1000. From July 1, 2019, it's being applied to ALL international orders.
Amazon have said that it's not worth their time/expense to collect it on their US/UK sites, so anyone wanting delivery to Australia will be redirected to the amazon.com.au site (which is severely limited in its offerings in comparison to the US/UK).
My concern is that Paizo will do something similar - simply decide it's not worth their time to ship to Australian addresses if they have to act as a tax collector for the Australian government.
And yes - it's virtually unenforceable; I'm hoping international companies just tell the Australian government to shove it, but I suspect this could have knock-on effects.
Oh damn...sorry, Sideromancer. I didn't realise your post was a link until I looked at it again. Now I get your GST comment in context!! *smacks self on head*