{"id":1475,"date":"2018-12-06T10:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T00:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.walshaccountants.com\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2019-07-09T15:15:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T05:15:33","slug":"tax-on-shares-ato-extends-data-matching-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walshaccountants.com\/tax-on-shares-ato-extends-data-matching-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax on shares: ATO extends data matching program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1475\" class=\"elementor elementor-1475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e906311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e906311\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67c32c6f\" data-id=\"67c32c6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f71a766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f71a766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is utilising data provided by the Australian Investments and Security Commission (ASIC) to data match share trades.<\/p><p>The ATO is accessing more than 500 million records detailing price, quantity and time of individual trades dating back to 2014. The information complements information that the ATO already holds from brokers, share registries and exchanges.<\/p><p>Utilising this wealth of information, the ATO will explore what has been reported on tax returns, specifically, capital gains on the sale or transfer of shares and the losses claimed.<\/p><p>Given that more than 5 million Australians now own shares, the ATO is keen to ensure that errors are minimised.<\/p><p>&#8220;Almost one third of all Australian adults own shares, and there is evidence that some taxpayers are getting it wrong when it comes to reporting their capital gains or losses from the sale of shares. In particular, we tend to see higher rates of error among those who don&#8217;t regularly trade in shares and who are not aware of the tax implications,&#8221; Assistant Commissioner Kath Anderson said.<\/p><p>With penalties as high as 75% of the tax shortfall, it is important to ensure that you have your documentation in place for share trades and transfers including records of share purchase and sale prices, as well as costs like brokerage fees. If you sold part of your share holdings, you need to keep records of the parcel you sold and the parcel you are still holding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is utilising data provided by the Australian Investments and Security Commission (ASIC) to data match share trades. 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