The ato targeting ebay it had to happen..

[HSVZ]

Hello *********

eBay has received a request from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for information relating to members of www.ebay.com.au who had sales greater than AU $20,000 in any given year during the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2009.

Our records reflect that you had sales greater than AU $20,000 in at least one of these financial years. As a result, the ATO has requested the following information:

• Contact name and user ID
• Email Address and IP Address
• Company /Business Number and ABN
• Address
• Telephone numbers
• Date of Birth
• Registration Date
• Banking Account Details
• Monthly sales for the period 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2009

We can confirm that eBay has and will continue to work with the ATO to provide them with the information we are legally required to provide. Disclosure of this information is permitted in accordance with our Privacy Policy. eBay will be the ones to provide this information to the ATO.

For further information regarding the ATO, please visit its website at www.ato.gov.au, or consult with your professional legal or tax adviser.

Sincerely,
The eBay Team

[ERASER]

LOL Ebay aye. Not only are there fees a rip off but they dob you in to the ato as well!