Supplier Guide 2014 Jan. 2014 | Page 23

3. Where possible in the same month that the original invoice was raised. How does Goods and Services Tax apply? During any month, Capricorn Members purchase goods and services from Capricorn Preferred Suppliers (“Supplier(s)”) like you and pay for those goods and services using their Capricorn account. Upon purchase, the Supplier should provide a tax invoice to the Member addressed to the Member. The Member uses the tax invoice to claim Goods and Services Tax (“GST”) input credits when preparing their Business Activity Statement (“BAS”). Likewise, the Supplier remits GST collected from sales when they prepare their BAS return. The role of Capricorn is to collect Member sales data from Suppliers and make payment to Suppliers on agreed terms. For this service, Capricorn charges what it calls a “Service Fee”. The Service Fee is calculated at an agreed percentage of gross (GST inclusive) Member transactions. GST is then charged on the Service Fee and a tax invoice is provided by Capricorn to the Supplier. Whilst the Service Fee is calculated based on the Member(s) transactions, for taxation purposes, the payment by Capricorn to the Supplier of the Service Fee is a separate and different transaction from that involving the Member and Supplier. 23.