{"id":48029,"date":"2023-10-27T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/?p=43402"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:10:46","slug":"ato-data-match-for-au-businesses-sponsoring-visa-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/news\/ato-data-match-for-au-businesses-sponsoring-visa-holders","title":{"rendered":"ATO data match for AU businesses sponsoring visa holders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48029\" class=\"elementor elementor-48029\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f85bce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f85bce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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history for migration agents.<\/li><li>Active visas meeting specific criteria.<\/li><li>All visa grants.<\/li><li>Visa grant status by specific time points.<\/li><li>Details of migration agents who facilitated visa processing.<\/li><li>Records of international travel movements by visa holders (arrivals and departures).<\/li><li>Sponsor details for the 482 visa.<\/li><li>Visa subclass names<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This program is expected to encompass records related to approximately 9 million individuals each financial year.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><strong>Program Objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Ensuring compliance with tax and super reporting obligations for individuals and businesses.<\/li><li>Encouraging voluntary compliance by communicating the use of external data to promote adherence to tax and super obligations, enhancing community trust in the system&#8217;s integrity.<\/li><li>Enhancing understanding of tax and super risks within the visa holder, sponsor, and migration agent communities.<\/li><li>Developing and implementing strategies to boost voluntary compliance, including educational and compliance activities.<\/li><li>Ensuring visa populations adhere to registration, lodgement, reporting, and payment of tax and super obligations.<\/li><li>Testing the accuracy and effectiveness of risk detection models and treatment systems, identifying areas for improvement.<\/li><li>Identifying emerging fraud approaches and entities exploiting the visa framework.<\/li><li>Enhancing the integrity of tax and superannuation systems by cancelling ABNs for ineligible holders.<\/li><li>Supporting compliance efforts related to Australia&#8217;s foreign investment rules.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><strong>Implications for Visa Sponsors<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>As sponsors, it is crucial to stay informed and ensure your compliance with the changing landscape of visa regulations.<\/p><p>Now is the time to make this a priority and include regular audits in the overall business compliance framework.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><strong>To keep current with updates as they happen, please subscribe to our email updates\u202f<\/strong><a style=\"color: #ed7d31;\" href=\"https:\/\/absoluteimmigration.com\/subscribe-to-updates\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/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>An essential update from The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Department of Home Affairs, launching a comprehensive data matching program spanning from 2023-24 to 2025-26 for Australian businesses hiring and sponsoring visa 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