7Steps in data matching cycle

7 Steps in data matching cycle

The steps in a data matching cycle are as follows: STEP 1

1. The assistance agencies give the matching agency the basic data about persons that is held by those agencies for the purposes of personal assistance.
2. The matching agency checks the validity of the TFN data given under paragraph 1 by using any algorithm given to it for the purposes of this Act by the tax agency.
3. Where the check identifies TFN data that appears to be incorrect, the matching agency gives particulars of the data to the source agency that gave it. STEP 2
4. The matching agency extracts from data given to it in Step 1 the TFN data, and any identification numbers for the purposes of personal assistance, of assisted persons.
5. The matching agency gives the tax agency the data extracted under paragraph 5. STEP 3
6. The tax agency uses tax data from not more than the 4 financial years immediately before the current financial year and data given to it under Step 2 to find out the following available data in respect of each person who has a tax file number: (a) tax file number; (b) personal identity data; (c) declared income; (ca) the date of the most recent assessment under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the person’s declared income; (cb) the amount of spouse rebate; (d) surname and any other name or initial of any other name of a spouse in respect of whom spouse rebate is claimed; (e) surname and any other name or initial of any other name of any spouse of the person.
7. The tax agency gives the matching agency the data found out under paragraph 7 and any identification numbers for the purposes of personal assistance of the person. 8A. If the tax agency gives the matching agency tax file numbers under paragraph 8, the tax agency may indicate to the matching agency which, if any, of those tax file numbers, according to the tax agency’s records, may have become known to, or used by, a person not authorised to know or use that tax file number. STEP 4
8. The matching agency carries out identity matching by matching the personal identity data given under paragraph 8 with the family identity data given to it.
9. Where there is an unresolved discrepancy in data given to the matching agency by a source agency, the matching agency gives the source agency particulars of the discrepancy. STEP 5
10. The matching agency carries out payment matching by matching the following data given by assistance agencies in Step 1: (a) family identity data; and (b) if it is necessary to do so—personal assistance data; to find out: (c) if personal assistance is being, or has been, given to, or is being claimed by, persons who might not be, or might not have been, entitled to it; and (d) if personal assistance is not being, or has not been, given to, or claimed by, persons who might be, or might have been, entitled to it.