Feeding its seemingly insatiable appetite for rental data, the ATO has announced it will soon be collecting rental bond details for some 2.2 million individuals.
The data, which will be collected twice a year from State and Territory bond regulators, is very comprehensive, and will include personal details such as names, addresses, dates of birth, telephone numbers, email addresses and bank account details for rental providers and tenants. The data obtained will also include business-related information for managing agents.
Also included will be the address of the leased property, the term of the lease, lease commencement and end dates, bond amounts, rent payable and payment intervals.
The ATO will also be seeking information about the characteristics of the leased property, including the type of dwelling, the number of bedrooms and a unique identifier for the rented property.
This latest quest for rental data comes after the ATO also acquired property management data records for 2.3 million rental providers from software companies last year.