ATO cracks down on utes after helping make Hilux a best seller

By Jared Lynch
Updated February 10 2016 - 10:13am, first published 10:02am
Unlike regular cars, utes are exempt from fringe benefit tax for minor private use. Photo: Joshua Dowling
Unlike regular cars, utes are exempt from fringe benefit tax for minor private use. Photo: Joshua Dowling
There is a rumour that the Australian Taxation Office goes to the football at the weekend and checks the number plates of all the utes. Photo: Paul Rovere
There is a rumour that the Australian Taxation Office goes to the football at the weekend and checks the number plates of all the utes. Photo: Paul Rovere
The Toyota Hilux was the fourth-best-selling vehicle in Australia in the latest figures. Photo: Supplied
The Toyota Hilux was the fourth-best-selling vehicle in Australia in the latest figures. Photo: Supplied
The Toyota Hilux SR5 interior is far removed from the utes of old.
The Toyota Hilux SR5 interior is far removed from the utes of old.

There's a rumour swirling from the Australian Taxation Office that its employees like to go to weekend footy – not to watch the game but the cars parking outside the ground.

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