- A business entity may register a branch as a GST branch if it has an independent accounting system, can be separately identified by activities or location, carries on or intends to carry on an enterprise through the branch, and is not part of a GST group.
- A GST branch is treated as separate for GST reporting: GST applies on taxable sales between the parent entity and GST branches, and between GST branches, with GST credits available on those transactions.
- Each GST branch must lodge an activity statement for each tax period applicable to the parent entity; the parent is responsible for lodgment and remains liable for GST owed, including any transactions not reported through branches.
- Tax invoices and adjustment notes issued by a GST branch must show the branch’s registration number, which includes the parent entity’s ABN.
- The parent must cancel a branch’s GST registration within 21 days if the branch stops carrying on an enterprise; otherwise cancellation can be requested after 12 months, and the tax authority may cancel it if the branch is not, or will not be, used for an enterprise within the next 12 months.
Source: ato.gov.au
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