Qantas kept $34 million in GST from no-show passengers

By Peter Martin
Updated October 3 2012 - 11:34am, first published October 2 2012 - 9:26am
Windfall ... Qantas "would have collected goods and services tax but not passed it on on the ground that it did not supply a service", said GST specialist Gina Lazanas.
Windfall ... Qantas "would have collected goods and services tax but not passed it on on the ground that it did not supply a service", said GST specialist Gina Lazanas.

THE High Court will rule today on whether Qantas can keep an extraordinary $34 million it has collected in GST from customers who did not show up, in a landmark judgment that hinges on what exactly is a service.

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