Working in Australia

Information matching

We use information matching to make sure that people pay the correct amount of tax. Each year we cross-reference information reported on tax returns against records reported by other organisations, including:

• employment, welfare and investment income
• property and share dividends and disposals
• overseas transactions and international funds transfers
• superannuation information
• health insurance policies (including the level of cover held by each individual).

We also undertake large-scale activities involving information exchange with other government agencies.

For more information, visit our website at www.ato.gov.au and search for 'Data matching'.