A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement Determination 2003 - members of AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL
Reference: WTI 2003/1
Document type: Legislative Instrument
Enabling act: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999
Date of issue: 24 December 2003
Signatory: Neil Mann DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION HP1 per Anthony Long Assistant Commissioner Goods and Services Tax (Financial Supplies)

Citation: 1. This determination is the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement Determination 2003 - members of AMERICAN EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL. | Commencement: 2. (1) This determination commences on the date the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 commences. | (2) This determination does not revoke, amend or vary the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement Determination (No. 1) 2000 or the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement Determination (No. 2) 2000 or the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Waiver of Tax Invoice Requirement Determination (No. 3) 2000. | Circumstances where the requirement for a tax invoice does not apply: 3. The circumstance set out in the following paragraphs is the circumstance of a kind in which the requirement for a tax invoice under subsection 29-10(3) of the Act does not apply. | • the date the corporate holder purchased the acquisition; • the supplier's name; • the supplier's ABN; • the supplier's Branch Registration Number (where applicable); • the supplier's industry code; • the amount of GST paid; and • the total amount paid; and

5. AMEX must provide the date each supply on the statement was purchased.: 6. Where all the information on the statement is not provided by the merchant to the AMEX/ corporate holder of an AMEX card, the latter may, until 30 June 2004, separately obtain the supplier's ABN and GST registration status and then calculate the amount of GST on the supply provided AMEX/ corporate holder of the AMEX card: (a) has obtained a signed statement from each merchant that states: (i) the merchant's ABN and Branch Registration Number (where applicable); (ii) whether or not the merchant is registered for GST; (iii) the type of supply or supplies (i.e., taxable, GST-free and/or input taxed) the merchant provides; (iv) where the merchant only provides taxable supplies, whether or not GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price for all the taxable supplies the merchant provides; and (v) provides the corporate card provider/acquirer with an undertaking that it will be notified - • when they cease to be registered for GST; or • when they cease to make only taxable supplies where the GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price; (b) retains the signed statement for at least 5 years after the merchant ceases their association with the corporate card provider; (c) clearly identify each supply in the statement that may be a GST-free, input taxed or mixed supply; (d) clearly identify each supply where GST may not be 1/11th of the price; and (e) where a supply has been identified as being a supply that may be a GST-free, input taxed or a supply where GST may not be 1/11th of the price, advise the entity to obtain a tax invoice before attributing an input tax credit to a tax period; and (f) where AMEX/ corporate holder of an AMEX card has obtained information that the merchant is not registered, or ceases to be registered for GST, AMEX/ corporate holder of an AMEX card must not calculate an amount of GST for supplies from that merchant. Instead, AMEX must state that the amount of GST included in the price of the supply is $nil. (a) has obtained a signed statement from each merchant that states: (i) the merchant's ABN and Branch Registration Number (where applicable); (ii) whether or not the merchant is registered for GST; (iii) the type of supply or supplies (i.e., taxable, GST-free and/or input taxed) the merchant provides; (iv) where the merchant only provides taxable supplies, whether or not GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price for all the taxable supplies the merchant provides; and (v) provides the corporate card provider/acquirer with an undertaking that it will be notified - • when they cease to be registered for GST; or • when they cease to make only taxable supplies where the GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price; (b) retains the signed statement for at least 5 years after the merchant ceases their association with the corporate card provider; (c) clearly identify each supply in the statement that may be a GST-free, input taxed or mixed supply; (d) clearly identify each supply where GST may not be 1/11th of the price; and (e) where a supply has been identified as being a supply that may be a GST-free, input taxed or a supply where GST may not be 1/11th of the price, advise the entity to obtain a tax invoice before attributing an input tax credit to a tax period; and (f) where AMEX/ corporate holder of an AMEX card has obtained information that the merchant is not registered, or ceases to be registered for GST, AMEX/ corporate holder of an AMEX card must not calculate an amount of GST for supplies from that merchant. Instead, AMEX must state that the amount of GST included in the price of the supply is $nil. (i) the merchant's ABN and Branch Registration Number (where applicable); (ii) whether or not the merchant is registered for GST; (iii) the type of supply or supplies (i.e., taxable, GST-free and/or input taxed) the merchant provides; (iv) where the merchant only provides taxable supplies, whether or not GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price for all the taxable supplies the merchant provides; and (v) provides the corporate card provider/acquirer with an undertaking that it will be notified - • when they cease to be registered for GST; or • when they cease to make only taxable supplies where the GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price; • when they cease to be registered for GST; or • when they cease to make only taxable supplies where the GST is calculated at 1/11th of the price; Situations where a tax invoice is still required 7. The corporate holder of an AMEX card will still need to obtain a tax invoice before attributing input tax credits to a tax period for a supply on the corporate card statement where: (a) the corporate card statement indicates that the supply may be a mixed supply or a taxable supply where GST is not 1/11th of the price; or (b) where there is an error on the corporate card statement in relation to the supply. (a) the corporate card statement indicates that the supply may be a mixed supply or a taxable supply where GST is not 1/11th of the price; or (b) where there is an error on the corporate card statement in relation to the supply. Definitions 8. The following expression is defined for the purposes of this determination: the Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. Person(s) who uses the corporate card includes a partner, sole trader, director or employee of an entity. Corporate card statement is a statement of liability that is issued by a corporate card provider to one of its clients. Corporate card is a card that is issued to and in the name of an entity and is used to purchase goods and services for commercial purposes. Acquirer is a financial institution that signs a merchant and is responsible for settlement to the merchant of card transactions processed through that merchant. Member is the registered entity that is a corporate holder of the corporate card. Mixed supply is a supply of 1 or more taxable supplies and any one of the following supplies: • a supply that is GST-free or input taxed; • a supply that was made before 1 July 2000. Other expressions in this determination have the same meaning as in the Act. the Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999. Person(s) who uses the corporate card includes a partner, sole trader, director or employee of an entity. Corporate card statement is a statement of liability that is issued by a corporate card provider to one of its clients. Corporate card is a card that is issued to and in the name of an entity and is used to purchase goods and services for commercial purposes. Acquirer is a financial institution that signs a merchant and is responsible for settlement to the merchant of card transactions processed through that merchant. Member is the registered entity that is a corporate holder of the corporate card. Mixed supply is a supply of 1 or more taxable supplies and any one of the following supplies: • a supply that is GST-free or input taxed; • a supply that was made before 1 July 2000. • a supply that is GST-free or input taxed; • a supply that was made before 1 July 2000. Other expressions in this determination have the same meaning as in the Act.