The broad based consumption tax is applied to almost all goods and services that are imported, bought and sold for use in The Bahamas. Two rates of VAT are applied which is the standard rate of 10% and a zero rate of 0%. Goods exported to customers abroad are classified as exempt from VAT or zero rated.
For construction businesses, this includes the materials, services, and labor that go into a project. When your construction business issues an invoice to a client for a completed portion of work, you need to include GST in the total, which is then remitted to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).