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Data matching by ATO targets card payments, online sales, ride sourcing Posted on October 9, 2018

Data-Matching

It says that its current data matching activities are focused on gathering data on:

  • the total credit and debit card payments received by businesses
  • information on sellers using online selling platforms (specifically those who sold at least $12,000 worth of goods or services)
  • details of payments made to ride-sourcing drivers from accounts held by the ride-sourcing facilitator.

The ATO then matches this data with information held in its databases to identify any discrepancies.

“Data matching helps us identify businesses that may need some assistance,” the ATO says, “as well as those that get an unfair advantage over honest businesses by not reporting all their income or meeting their registration, lodgment or payment obligations.”

The ATO advises businesses, or indeed all taxpayers, that if they think they’ve made a mistake or left something out to contact either the ATO or their registered tax adviser to correct the mistake or to amend the relevant return.

“You can also make a voluntary disclosure – we may reduce or even waive penalties if you make a disclosure before we contact you,” it says.

The ATO adds that if any taxpayer thinks a person or a business is gaining an unfair advantage, that they can report a concern and “help us protect honest businesses”. This can even be done anonymously (see more here, and view the video below).

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