Have the GST changes ‘snuck’ past you?  The first time you’ll probably notice them is when you download music and are charged roughly an extra thirty-five cents per song. Some are even calling it the Netflix tax.  How’s it work? Basically, you now have to pay GST on the online services you previously bought GST-free like movies, music streaming, e-books, overseas images and email through the likes of Microsoft.  Thankfully, fashion junkies don’t need to fret (just yet) because you can still generally buy low-value clothing, from overseas websites, without having to pay GST in New Zealand.  But (there’s always a but) it’s more complicated for the poor old business owner as you’ll see below:

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