GST and Lotto

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#322597 3-Sep-2025 10:31

Lotto receipts and the associated till receipts do not mention GST. If my business plan involved investment in Lotto tickets (it doesn’t) is it possible to claim GST back? Lotto themselves must be paying GST somewhere for the stuff they buy and are presumably claiming on it. And paying GST on at least some of the ticket price as it’s not all paid out in cash prizes, which are GST exempt.

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#3410730 3-Sep-2025 14:24

There’s no GST collected or paid when you buy a Lotto ticket. So regardless of your business model, there’s no GST that can be claimed back.

However Lotto NZ does pay GST on total ticket sales minus total prizes amount paid out.

The GST is paid by Lotto NZ as part of its operating expenses, not added on top of the ticket price.

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#3412774 9-Sep-2025 07:41

The OP simply asked whether there are any circumstances where GST could be claimed back on Lotto tickets.

The correct answer is no - because there’s no GST collected or paid when you buy a Lotto ticket. So regardless of your business model, there’s no GST that can be claimed back because there's no GST levied on the ticket price.

However Lotto NZ does pay GST on total ticket sales minus total prizes amount paid out.

The GST is paid by Lotto NZ as part of its operating expenses, not added on top of the ticket price.

This was posted way back here.

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