ATO (tax office) payments by credit card

[perthtraveller]

My hunch is that it will earn points. My Bank Of Melb amplify works. BOM also owned by Stgeorge/westpac. I second Coves test recommendation, but let us know how you go.

Thanks for your replies Scr77 and cove - very much appreciated.

I actually don't have a St George card yet. Thinking about applying for one for the sole purposes of eeking out a little bit more out of this gravy train. Our current portfolio has run out of economical options.

Is Virgin High Flyer definitely out due to the Citibank connection?

 

[cove]

Forget ATO and Citi.
BW Platinum is still ok but is capped at 200,000 points plus any sign on bonus.

 

[overtime2000]

Does anyone know if QCUCC is still working for ATO ? I need something to move to, now that my Woolies and HSBC cards are capped at $2500 per month

 

[cove]

It is half a point per dollar after the first $2500 for Woolies and HSBC. So if you put $5000 per month on each credit card you would earn 2 lots of 3750 points equaling 7500 QF points for $42.
QCU cc works.

 

[coolstepslg]

so is anz black cc no good to earn points for ato now for everyone? what about hsbc platinum rewards cc?

 

[Origin]

ANZ black is a no go for ATO but good for everything else.
HSBC Qantas Visa platinum has the 2500 points per month cap at 1 fo1 then drops to 0.5 points per $ like the Woolies card

 

[bbqwer]

ANZ black is a no go for ATO but good for everything else.
HSBC Qantas Visa platinum has the 2500 points per month cap at 1 fo1 then drops to 0.5 points per $ like the Woolies card

Be aware with anz black visa - existing customer will get reduce points $1 = 2 points into 1.25 points. ( amex no change )

New customers are getting $1 = 2 points ( no ATO payments ).

 

[coriander]

Be aware with anz black visa - existing customer will get reduce points $1 = 2 points into 1.25 points. ( amex no change )

New customers are getting $1 = 2 points ( no ATO payments ).

This is for Black Rewards card, not Black Frequent Flyer (QFF) card.

 

[guybaxy]

i just paid on st george signature will have to wait and see if i get the points

 

[guybaxy]

yes I p[aid my DEC quarter BAS on my St George Amplify and i got the .75 points transferred already

 

[Flying Fox]

Just had my HSBC QF Platinum VISA earn via ATO payments wings clipped from 01/05/2016.

Will use my card till then and then probably swap the QFCU CC which I still believe earns QF points on ATO payment (if anyone could confirm that would be most appreciated)?

 

[Origin]

The HSBC card was already down to 0.5 points after $2,500. Are they excluding the ATO entirely after 1 May?

 

[Flying Fox]

The HSBC card was already down to 0.5 points after $2,500. Are they excluding the ATO entirely after 1 May?

My understanding is that some HSBC cards remained at 1p/$1 if you applied during a certain time frame (that was decided retrospectively) of which I was one.

They have now stated on my CC Statement from this mornings mail -

Part (e) of the definition for ineligible transactions in condition 11 is deleted and replaced with the follow:

(e) a fee or charge, including government fees or charges such as registrations, rates, licences, infringements or Australian Tax Office payments;

Pretty definitive I would say!

 

[cove]

You will probably get 3,750 points out of paying $5,000 ATO on either a WOWcc or an HSBCcc. Only worth doing if you already have a card that is sitting idle. Well these comments may only be accurate until the end of April 2016 in regard to HSBC.

 

[overtime2000]

I'm deciding whether I should sign up a QCU card. Some people here have mentioned that Jetstar Platinum card still gives points for ATO payments?

Is this still the case? Any cap? I can't find anything in the fine print, but I wanted to confirm before I consider signing up...

The Jetstar card does seem cheaper...

 

[Scr77]

I'm deciding whether I should sign up a QCU card. Some people here have mentioned that Jetstar Platinum card still gives points for ATO payments?

Is this still the case? Any cap? I can't find anything in the fine print, but I wanted to confirm before I consider signing up...

The Jetstar card does seem cheaper...

Jetstar is a goer at 1 for 1. Has a 100k pa cap.

 

[Foreigner]

Jetstar is a goer at 1 for 1. Has a 100k pa cap.

That's a very low cap in my situation. I haven't used the card in six months.

 

[mbeder]

The HSBC card was already down to 0.5 points after $2,500. Are they excluding the ATO entirely after 1 May?

I can confirm that this is the case - I received the same notification as Flying Fox today with my statement. And yes, it's already down to 1:1 until $2.5k. I'll use it until the end of April and then hand back.

 

[mbeder]

Jetstar is a goer at 1 for 1. Has a 100k pa cap.

I see that the Jetstar Card is backed by Macquarie - do ATO payments via a Mac card qualify for points? Looking at their site it's not clear.

 

[coolstepslg]

i used a hsbc platinum rewards card (not qantas) to pay my bas recently and got 1 point per dollar. btw its unlimited not capped like the qantas program. not sure if 1 hsbc platinum rewards point is worth the 0.42% ato card payment fee though nor what you can redeem the points for? i think you can now transfer them to velocity program too. does anyone know if they excluding the ATO entirely after 1 May for the hsbc platinum rewards card too?