Re: CityRail Conditions of Travel

["Aus Visitor" <if-u-know@cwcom.net>]

I was told that the less than $50 rule worked a little differently;

A Tax receipt does not have to be given when the amount is under $50 UNLESS
one is requested.  If over $50 then a Tax receipt must ALWAYS be given.

In Europe the rail ticket issuing staff just push another button on the
issuing machine if you ask for a receipt and one appears - Could not City
Rail do this?

AV

Rod Speed wrote in message
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>Chris Downs <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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>> The GST Act requires CityRail to provide a tax invoice within
>> 28 days of the recipient of the travel requesting a tax invoice
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>Not with those low fares it doesnt.
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>> and CityRail is not required to provide the tax invoice unless the GST
>> exclusive total (the value) of the ticket is $50+ (or $55+ GST
inclusive).
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>Which is just what I said in different words.
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>> The question probably revolves more around when CityRail
>> issues you a ticket are they issuing you a tax invoice as well
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>Not when the fare is those fares below $50 being discussed.
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>> - if the ticket remain the property of CityRail (State Rail) then perhaps
not.
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>> If you then ask for the ticket once your journey is completed
>> and they give it to you then it may become your receipt (read
>> tax invoice in this case) by the fact that its now yours.
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>Irrelevant when no tax invoice is required when the fare is <$50
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>> On a slightly different note I hade a ticket issued at Domestic
>> after 30/06/00.  It was GST inclusive and stated such but
>> could not have constituted a tax invoice as it was the older
>> blue style ticket and did not provide State Rail's ABN etc.
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>Thats just hair splitting.
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>> As the ticket was less than $55 in could not be a tax invoice
>> but I wonder what would happen if I'd requested a weekly?
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>It'd qualify as a tax invoice even without the ABN in
>those circumstances and likely the cost of the individual
>trips would qualify on the <$50 grounds anyway.
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>> Also there are two supplies on such a ticket namely State
>> Rail and the Airport Link Company (gate pass component).
>> I assume State rail acts as agent for the ALC component.
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>Completely academic when the fare is <$50
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>> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Dave Proctor <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote
>>>> Aus Visitor <if-u-know@cwcom.net> wrote
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>> > >> A quandary,
>> >
>> > Dunno, doesnt look like it.
>> >
>> > >> I understand that the Conditions of Travel say;
>> >
>> > >>     Ticket is the Property of the Railway
>> > >>     Must be handed in at completion of journey
>> > >>     Must go through the Barriers -so they get it back
>> >
>> > >> BUT
>> >
>> > >> The tickets now have printed on them that they are a GST Invoice
>> > >> and hence I wish to keep it - as evidence of payment of GST.
>> >
>> > You dont need a tax invoice for a charge of <$50
>> >
>> > Even an entry in your diary is fine.
>> >
>> > >> Does this mean that I am now breaking the By Laws
>> > >> and will be publicly flogged on the Concourse of Central??
>> >
>> > Sure, for asking awkward questions tho. The monkeys that
>> > CityRail 'employs' cant be expected to understand this basic stuff.
>> >
>> > Or the clowns who designed the new tickets either.
>> >
>> > >> I tried asking the ever helpful ticket clerk for a receipt "It's the
>> $$%%#$%
>> > >> Ticket - we don't issue $%#^%$ receipts" was the friendly reply!!!
>> >
>> > >> So is a Ticket an Invoice or is it a ticket?
>> >
>> > Both.
>> >
>> > > The ticket is a tax invoice, and must be returned to the passenger on
>> request.
>> >
>> > Thats wrong because of the <$50 rule.
>> >
>> > > Commonwealth law (the myriad of laws that fall under
>> > > the new tax laws) overrides state laws on this matter.
>> >
>> > Fraid not.
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