The ATO's 'data doctors' are searching the internet to see if you've lied on your tax return

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The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has a team of “data doctors”.

While it sounds like something out of a sci-fi series, this group of data experts are modern-day private investigators employed by the tax office to make sure you aren’t lying on your tax return.

After it was revealed in the The Australian yesterday that the ATO is analysing data from people’s social media platforms to find if their declared income matches their lifestyles, Business Insider went to find out more about the processes and people behind their data mining.

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http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-atos-data-doctors-are-searching-the-internet-to-see-if-youve-lied-on-your-tax-return-2016-11