AWS is registered for Australian GST - they therefore charge GST on all(ish) services[0]. IBM/Softlayer, Rackspace, Google Cloud, Microsoft and I imagine every

AWS is registered for Australian GST - they therefore charge GST on all(ish) services[0]. IBM/Softlayer, Rackspace, Google Cloud, Microsoft and I imagine everyone else large enough to count also does, too. For Australian businesses, at least, being charged GST isn't a problem - they can claim it as an input and get a tax credit[1]. [0] https://aws.amazon.com/tax-help/australia/ https://aws.amazon.com/tax-help/australia/ [1] https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/GST/Claiming-GST-credits/ https://www.ato.gov.au/Business/GST/Claiming-GST-credits/