税务局已发出警告，将在即将到来的税收季节对房地产投资者的申报进行审查。
澳大利亚税务局(ATO)宣布，今年将把审查房地产投资者租金扣减额的审计数量增加一倍，至4500项。此前，该机构发现，随机选择的10项索赔中，有9项存在错误。
ATO助理专员Gavin Siebert称:'我们对这一领域的不合规程度感到担忧，今年将密切关注索赔。'
西伯特指出，联合政府最近在2019- 2020年预算中拨出了额外的资金，用于扩大ATO对出租物业的审计和审查计划。
作为打击措施的一部分，税务机关的重点将放在“利息过高、声称是修缮的基本建设工程、度假屋出租给他人的费用分配不正确，以及住宿分享收入被遗漏”上。
这位助理专员警告说，ATO检测“可疑”索赔的方法正变得越来越先进。
他表示:“我们利用一系列第三方信息，包括来自金融机构的数据、来自所有州和地区的房地产交易和租赁债券，以及在线住宿预订平台的数据，并结合先进的分析技术，仔细审查每一份纳税申报单。”
他说:“当我们确定有需要关注的申索时，税务局会进行调查，并促使纳税人修订不合理的申索。”如有需要，我们会进行审核。
“一旦我们的审计人员开始调查，他们可能会搜索更多的数据，包括公用事业、通行费、社交媒体和其他在线内容，以确定纳税人是否有权得到他们的索赔。”
在有人故意要求超额赔偿的情况下，房地产投资者可以获得最高75%的赔偿。
在2017-18财年，税务机关审计了1500多名纳税人的租金索赔，并开出了130万澳元的罚款。
“这次征税，我们向纳税人传达的信息是明确的。如果你要出租一间房子或一处房产，你挣的任何钱都必须申报为收入，而你要求扣除的任何费用可能都需要分摊给私人使用，”希伯特表示。
最近公布的ATO数据显示，在悉尼和墨尔本一些最昂贵的郊区，房地产投资者声称负扣税损失超过2万澳元。
例如，2016-17财年，达令角(Darling Point)租赁物业的平均损失超过29264澳元，而东墨尔本的平均损失为20717澳元。
塔斯马尼亚州(包括15个郊区)邮政编码7215的损失更大，在同一财政年度平均为58,366澳元。
负传动装置一直是一个激烈争论的话题在可能导致联邦大选,工党的住房负担能力计划限制负传动装置新住房和降低资本利得税折扣从50%到25%被会见了强烈批评。
澳大利亚房地产投资专业人士的新模型发现，通过限制负扣税和降低资本利得税折扣，政府将在10年内损失320亿澳元的收入。
行业专家还警告称，工党的提议将加剧房价下跌。
翻译：SIHUA LI
ATO to scrutinise property investor claims
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO)announced that it would be doubling the number of audits scrutinising propertyinvestors’ rental deductions this year to 4,500, after finding that nine out of10 randomly selected claims contained an error.
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“We are concerned about the extentof non-compliance in this area and will be looking very closely at claims thisyear,” ATO assistant commissioner Gavin Siebert said.
Mr Siebert noted that the Coalitiongovernment recently allocated additional funds in its 2019-20 budget to the ATOto extend its program of audits and reviews of rental properties.
As part of its crackdown, the TaxOffice’s focus will be on “over-claimed interest, capital works claimed asrepairs, incorrect apportionment of expenses for holiday homes let out toothers, and omitted income from accommodation sharing”.
The assistant commissioner cautionedthat the ATO’s methods for detecting “dodgy” claims are becoming increasinglyadvanced.
“We use a range of third-partyinformation, including data from financial institutions, property transactionsand rental bonds from all states and territories, and online accommodationbooking platforms, in combination with sophisticated analytics to scrutiniseevery tax return,” he said.
“Where we identify claims ofconcern, ATO staff will investigate and prompt taxpayers to amend unjustifiableclaims. If necessary, we will commence audits.
“Once our auditors begin, they maysearch through even more data, including utilities, tolls, social media andother online content, to determine whether the taxpayer was entitled to claimsthey’ve made.”
In cases where there have beendeliberate attempts to over-claim, property investors can attract penalties ofup to 75 per cent of the claim.
In the 2017-18 financial year, theTax Office audited more than 1,500 taxpayers with rental claims, and issuedpenalties worth $1.3 million.
“This tax time, our message totaxpayers is clear. If you are renting out a room or a property, any money youearn must be declared as income and any deductions you claim may need to beapportioned for private use,” Mr Siebert said.
Recently released ATO data showed thatproperty investors have been claiming more than $20,000 in negative gearinglosses in some of the most expensive suburbs in Sydney and Melbourne.
For example, the average lossclaimed on rental properties in Darling Point was more than $29,264 in the 2016-17financial year, while in East Melbourne, the average loss was $20,717.
The loss was even higher in thepostcode 7215 in Tasmania (which includes 15 suburbs), at an average of $58,366during the same financial year.
Negative gearing has been a hotly debatedtopic in the lead up to the May federal election, with the Labor Party’sproposed housing affordability plan to limit negative gearing to new housingand reduce the capital gains tax discount from 50 per cent to 25 per cent beingmet with strong criticism.
New modelling from the PropertyInvestment Professionals of Australia found that by limiting negative gearingand reducing the capital gains tax discount, the government would lose $32billion in revenue over 10 years.
Industry pundits also warned thatLabor’s proposal would exacerbate the fall in house values.
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