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WHAT TO DO IF A SUPPLIER CHARGES GST WHILE NOT REGISTERED?

There are many thousands of businesses who are registered for GST, and charge GST for their goods and services in Australia. So seeing a GST amount included on an invoice comes as no surprise.

However, few businesses actually confirm if the entity they are dealing with are actually registered for GST.

If a business/contractor is not registered for GST, they cannot add 10% onto the price of their goods/services and claim it as “GST”.

Likewise, you cannot claim a GST credit on the purchase as the seller was not registered, even if you have an invoice from them showing an amount as GST.

It is easy to check the GST registration status of a business.

Simply go to https://abr.business.gov.au/ (ABN Lookup) and enter the ABN of the business/contractor you are searching for. You can then see the current and historical ABN and GST registration details of the entity.