Introduction

Girl sitting at desk sewing fabric.

Girl - “Oh, him mum”

Mum enters the scene and walks over to the table and feels the fabric.

Mum – “wow this is gorgeous fabric. What are you going to do with it?”

Girl – “well the wrap dress has been a very popular design and I have
had so many orders for it I can barely keep up so I’m going to make a run
of them in different fabrics”.

Mum – “and is this your latest collection? Can I take a look?”

Mum walks over to another table and looks at a book on another table.

Girl – “Yeah sure, they are just sketches”

Mum – “and when are you going to be able to hire someone. You seem to
be run off your feet”.

Girl – “when I get enough money. I need orders to pick up more before I can”.

Mum – “well I will leave you to it then, these are great. Well done! See you hon”.

(mum walks away out of scene)

Next scene – Mum is cooking in the kitchen when she hears a scream. Girl comes running into the kitchen

Mum “what, what is it?”

Girl – “Someone from Australia just called. Their suppliers pulled out at the last minute, they need someone to fill the gap. They saw the designs I that I did at that Trade Show. This is it mum. My chance to expand overseas”.

Mum – “Oh congratulations hon – that is fantastic news. When do you need to fill the order by?”

Girl – “well I don’t have the order yet, but if I could get them the costings and some proposed designs then I have a really good chance.”

Mum – “Excellent, well get to it then. Because the faster you get back to them the more professional you'll look”.

Girl – “Oh they need it by the end of the day tomorrow anyway so if I can get the costings done then I am going to sketch some new designs to show them. I'm so excited”.

Mum – “well then maybe you can hire someone to help you out. Off you go”.

Girl helps herself to a sandwich mum has just made and runs off.

Girl – “thanks mum”.

Current world

TODAYS WORLD

Camera scans over the papers with designs, costings etc on the girls desk. Scene shows girl in a room, at desk with looking over her documents. She moves to her left where her laptop is placed and starts typing. The IRD website comes up on the screen. The girls click onto the links on the web page. GST and Exporting. Results are shown. The screen shows the site page going through the different areas of the website. The Girls clicks on ‘REGISTERING FOR GST’ then “ABOUT GST’ which brings up the new screen with lots of information on it.

The camera goes back to the girl sitting at her desk shaking her head looking confused. The girl then picks up the telephone, dials the number on the website.

“7 minutes later” flashes onto the screen then a female call centre operator answers her call.

Call Centre Operator “Good afternoon, welcome to Inland Revenue you are speaking to Megan, how can I help”

Girl – "Oh, Hi, I own a business and I want to know about GST and exporting. Can you help?”

Call Centre Operator – “Certainly. Are you going to be expecting goods?”

Girl – “Yes to Australia”

Call Centre Operator – “Okay. When a supplier exports goods from New Zealand the supplier can be zero=rated if the supplier exports the goods without the user taking possession of the goods in New Zealand. Zero-rating means that GST is charged at zero-percent.

Girl – “Ok. I’m under the registration threshold at the moment, will those suppliers count and mean that I may need to register.

Call Centre Operator – “Those suppliers are still considered as turnover regardless of being zero rated. If your turnover is over $60,000 dollars in a 12 month period then you must register, however you may wish to consider voluntary registration if your turnover is below $60,000 dollars”.

Girl – “I think Australia has different GST rules to us - can you tell me about Australian GST”.

Call Centre Operator - You can find information on Australian GST by going to www.gststartup.gov.au. You may also find the customs website helpful at www.customs.govt.nz “

Girl – “Oh ok, I see, thanks for that”. Girl hangs up the phone looking confused.

“Later that day” flicks onto the screen

Screen then shows girl reading through a printed document and looking confused. She then calls a number on the telephone. A message is received: “I’m sorry you have called outside the operating hours”. Girl puts it down quickly looking annoyed. She goes back to computer and clicks into the IRD website again. Girl looks confused, sighs, puts head in hand.
TOMORROWS WORLD flashes onto the screen

Introduction Scene starts showing the girls pencil sketches in a folder followed by a page of the Molly’s costings, shipping costs, suppliers, marketing, legal stuff and tax on another page which she has written.

Scene then shows Molly sitting at her desk looking through these documents. She then moves left to her laptop on the table and starts typing. She is on the IRD “GST” web page, types in search of “I want to sell products in Australia"

4 links appear and Molly clicks on "Information about GST for goods exported to Australia"

The text box appears with two options asking you need to register or, if you would like to find out more information on GST.

Scene then shows Molly writing on her pad looking pleased.

Molly clicks on "Register for GST"

The Gst registration is updating and processing online, Molly smiles as it flicks back to the computer to show she has been registered.

Scene shows Molly smiley and happy that it is so easy.

The next scene she is sitting at her desk in front of her open laptop, writing notes, nods with happy smiley face typing at her laptop.

“A few days later” flashes onto the screen.

Molly is sitting at laptop at desk in a different dress, typing and moving the mouse. Suddenly she screams and jumps out of her chair. She calls a number on the telephone beside her.

Person at other end (Mum) answers “Hello Wendy speaking”

Back to scene of Molly at desk on telephone saying “Guess who just scored their first international contract”

Mum – “Molly, that’s fantastic love”

Molly - “they said they loved my designs, they said I was really professional and thorough and they appreciated how quickly I got back to them.”

Mum – “I knew you could do it. I guess this means you need to hire someone in to help fill the order in a hurry”.

Molly – “that’s the next thing I need to get onto I suppose. Hiring someone. The deadline is really tight, I had better start getting an advert together. Talk to you later. Okay”.

Mum – “Okay love, see you later”.

Molly puts down the telephone. Sits back and smiles

 

Future world