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Editor's note
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State revenue offices are using data matching to identify people who earn income from Airbnb, then sending notices that they may be liable for land tax, even though this remains a legal grey area. Much like the Centrelink debacle, some of those receiving these letters may not actually owe anything.
Platforms like Airbnb are part of the so called “gig economy” where people can access new ways to earn money at their convenience but also at their own cost. In our new series Working Well in the Gig Economy, we look at how workers in this economy can cope when their rights, security, working conditions and mental health are all down to them.
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Federal and state agencies are using powerful automated data-matching programs to identify properties that are generating income and might be liable for tax.
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Brendan Gogarty, University of Tasmania; Lynden Griggs, University of Tasmania
State revenue offices are using data matching to identify people who earn income from Airbnb, then sending notices that they may be liable for land tax, even though this remains a legal grey area.
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