Australia Issues Business Bulletin - Transitional rules: GST on imported services and digital products

On 25 November 2016, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) published a business bulletin entitled Transitional rules: GST on imported services and digital products ({News-2016-05-12/A/2- previous coverage}).

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Overseas businesses may be subject to the transitional rule for goods and services tax (GST) when supplying services or digital products to consumers in Australia.

The transitional rule applies to periodic or progressive supplies that commence before 1 July 2017 and continue after 1…