I never paid GST when I purchased around 9 years ago. Just plonked my cash on the counter, dealt with the strange looks (they mostly sold jewellery/coins in those days as there was little demand for gold bars when it was US260/oz) and walked out with the gold bars.
No questions, no gst, no names.
Is the GST only on coins? Or is the government stating to charge gst on a currency exchange now, which is what a swap of cash for gold effectively is. It is not classified as a 'good' but maybe that has changed?
