FaHCSIA Sheet 3: The GST Quick Reference Guide for FaHCSIA Service Providers
This Quick Reference Guide is designed to assist service providers to meet their GST requirements. It provides contact details of organisations that can assist or provide detailed information on the GST. The areas covered in this Quick Reference Guide are:
- General GST information and queries
- Difficulty in resolving business issues
- Receiving grants payments from FaHCSIA
- Keeping up-to-date with draft and final tax rulings
- Further Information
General GST information and queries
If you have general questions about the GST and/or GST questions relating to your specific industry:- phone the Business Tax Enquiry Infoline on 13 28 66
- write to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) at PO Box 9935 in your capital city
- seek clarification of major issues through the Charities Consultative Committee
- refer to the Australian Taxation Office website
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Difficulty in resolving business issues
If your organisation is experiencing particular difficulties in resolving GST problems through the ATO, you can contact the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office on the office's National Complaints line number 1300 362 072[ top ]
Receiving grants payments from FaHCSIA
The following resources outline what you need to do to ensure that your enterprise can receive and continue to receive grants or payments from FaHCSIA. These are easily accessible to service providers on FaHCSIA's website. The resources are:- Circular 1A (for private child care service providers)
- Circular 2 (for service providers)
- Help Line - phone the FaHCSIA Tax Manager on (02) 6244 8422. You can ask any questions about FaHCSIA publications dealing with GST, and how the GST affects the grant or payment you receive from FaHCSIA. The Help Line cannot provide tax advice or help you with general tax questions.
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Ensuring your enterprise continues to receive grants payments from FaCSIA after 1 July 2000
The following resources outline what you need to do to ensure that your enterprise can continue to receive grants or payments from FaCSIA after 1 July 2000. They have been distributed widely and are easily accessible to service providers. The resources are:- Circular 1A (for private child care service providers, in April 2000)
- Circular 2 (for service providers, May 2000)
- Help Line – phone the FaCSIA Tax Manager on (02) 6244 1414. You can ask any questions about FaCSIA publications dealing with GST, and how the GST affects the grant or payment you receive from FaCSIA. The Help Line cannot provide tax advice or help you with general tax questions.
- FaCSIA Tax Reform website for all of our GST-related publications, other assistance, and links to other websites.
Keeping up-to-date with draft and final tax rulings
Draft and final tax rulings, which may impact the GST treatment of grants and payments from FaHCSIA, can be accessed through the Australian Taxation Office website.[ top ]
Further Information
If you have any questions about this FaHCSIA Sheet, please telephone the FaHCSIA Tax Manager on (02) 6244 8422.People considering issues relating to the application of the GST should not solely rely on the information in this Quick Reference Guide. Further, comprehensive advice relevant to your particular circumstances should be obtained either from the Australian Taxation Offiice or from an appropriate professional advisor.