ABN and GST australia help

AEPstudios

do we need to apply for a abn and gst, if so what do we do with it, i heard we have to give forms to tax unit every month regarding gst any other australians having this problem, and apple says if we dont apply for them they dont pay us, there is a bloody tax on everything in australia, they may aswell put a tax on breathing

Doguz

Sounds like your not a business yet, and don't have an ABN (Australian Business Number) therefore not generating any income. You have to step back from apple a bit and first of all sort yourself out to make money. In order to do that you need an ABN. This is Australia's way to do it. Without an ABN you can't legally run a business which is what developing and selling apps is. Get your ABN then it'll all fall into place.

You only pay GST (or register for it) if you earn (or estimate to earn) over a certain amount per/annum. Last time I checked this was $20K but most likely different to that now.

AEPstudios

ok doguz thanks,
im pretty sure its 75,000 for a gst and im guessing your australian, where do you apply for a abn, im only 16 so i'd need my dad to apply for it anyway because the dev account is in his name

Tinpot

apparently apple require u to be signed up for gst, no matter how much u earn.

Chr0nos

Hi all,
I am also struggling to get my tax info set up. I have been scouring GS looking for answers so thought I'd bump this thread instead of starting a new one.

In the Tax Information section of iTunes Connect, there are three choices:
U.S. Tax FormsRequired for selling apps.

Australia Tax FormsRequired for developers based in Australia or registered for Australian GST.

Canada Tax FormsRequired for developers based in Canada or registered for Canadian GST/HST.

I am Australian, so does this mean I ONLY need to set up the Australian form? Its confusing because the first option says "for selling apps", and thats what I'll be doing...

I'd really appreciate the help! Thank you