Share Transactions

The ATO has also announced a new “Share transactions data matching program” that will acquire details of share acquisitions and sales from 20 September 1985 to 30 June 2016 from:

• Link Market Services Limited;
• Computershare Limited;
• Australian Securities Exchange Limited;
• Boardroom Pty Ltd;
• Advanced Share Registry Services Pty Ltd; and
• Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd

It estimates that more than 95 million records will be obtained, including the records for approximately 1.2 million individuals.

The type of data that the ATO will collect includes the name and address of the taxpayer, and the date, price and number of shares acquired or sold.