Do we need to pay tax on digital services when games we buy have tax on them

Joe Hockey Confirms He Wants Australians To Pay Tax On Steam Games

Strengthening our taxation system | The Hon Joe Hockey

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This is brought on by Joe Hockey though I want to hear what others think and be mindful of what you say in the comments too please.

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Paid for Microsoft Points Tax not converting over to local currency.

I'm form Texas, We have a 8% tax on every dollar spent. I paid for over 10,000 Microsoft Points and I paid a Tax for every dollar spent on them. I paid Tax on both Microsoft Point Cards and Microsoft points bought form the Xbox Dashboard.

The new Local Currency makes you pay Tax on anything you buy on Xbox Live, Windows 8, or Windows phones. So people that paid tax already on their Microsoft Points will be paying double the Tax.

I see a big issue with this and a lot of people getting very upset. We already paid our taxes once we shouldn't need to pay them again.

Lets fix this Microsoft and Credit us our Tax back or remove tax for anyone with Microsoft Points that were converted to Local Currency.

 

New payment for things

To me when I paid tax on buying points is less than if you buy alot of add ons. To me they are forcing us to pay tax on things we buy thru the live market place. I rather pay tax on buying points which will come out cheaper.

 

You pay tax on every single thing you ever buy or any service you use, whether you realise it or not.

 

History records that a certain someone said, that if we chose, or were appointed leaders over us. That we would be, among other things. Taxed to the hilt.

Eons later and that warning still holds true.

 

I guess if your government says you do, then you do.