ATO (tax office) payments by credit card

Check again, Mastercard standard cards is 0.85%, Mastercard premium cards is 1.25%.
Premium Mastercard Changes

Starting January 1, 2024 the following Mastercards will be classified as Premium Mastercards and will be charged at 1.25% + GST:

  • Qantas Premier Platinum
  • Citi Prestige
 
Premium Mastercard Changes

Starting January 1, 2024 the following Mastercards will be classified as Premium Mastercards and will be charged at 1.25% + GST:

  • Qantas Premier Platinum
  • Citi Prestige
Where can I find the complete list of Premium Mastercards?
 
Where can I find the complete list of Premium Mastercards?

Hi Super5,

I hope you are well!

Please find the complete list of cards that are classified as Premium Mastercards on our platform here: Click Here

A Premium Mastercard is any card that costs us a higher amount to process and hence the difference in processing fee.

Just let me know if you have any questions.

Kind Regards,
James
 
There is always Zippay as another no Bpay fee option if Beemit puts a stop to credit cards but you can only go as far as the assigned credit limit given ($1000 or $2000).

At least it works for every credit card I think except for Suncorp ones. So far all the banks give out points. No errors so far.
Has anyone had a credit card payment to pay Zip Pay balance not count towards minimum spend, like Suncorp mentioned above?

I'm looking to use Zip Pay to bpay ATO and pay balance with Westpac card
 
Just to confirm, these are the disposal cards you grab 'n' go at Coles, the ones that charge you about $5 to activate and are preloaded, is that correct?

I think he is referring to the digital version of those coles cards (the one that does not have the $5 or $7 purchase fee). I am having problem buying those cards at the moment. Tried different mobile numbers, credit cards, ip addresses and no go.
 
They have a daily limit I suspect of one batch of 10 per person. That’s the limit I’m coming up against. Works ok with the ATO’s limit of 5 payments a day. Though it does mean you have to start early to make any payment to the ATO to work up to your amount owing by the due date.” Due to the small denomination cards aren’t feasible if you have a large amount owing.
 
I think he is referring to the digital version of those coles cards (the one that does not have the $5 or $7 purchase fee). I am having problem buying those cards at the moment. Tried different mobile numbers, credit cards, ip addresses and no go.
Only fee free until 27 Feb 2024, unless offer is extended.
 
They have a daily limit I suspect of one batch of 10 per person. That’s the limit I’m coming up against. Works ok with the ATO’s limit of 5 payments a day. Though it does mean you have to start early to make any payment to the ATO to work up to your amount owing by the due date.” Due to the small denomination cards aren’t feasible if you have a large amount owing.
I think ATO limit is a bit more than that. 15 per day.
my.gov.au has a limit of like up to 10 every 12 hours apparently according other people posting in ozbargain.

ATO - Card Payment has additional 5 payments per 12 hours.

Then there's Sniip with 0.85% surcharge for prepaid cards to pay ATO via bpay.
 
I think ATO limit is a bit more than that. 15 per day.
Thanks for the heads up. How do you get to 15 a day with the ATO? My payments start declining once I get to 5 then it resets the next day. It’s not exactly 24 hours but not 1 past midnight either (I haven’t tried this but made payments at 9pm then tried at 9am the following. Day and it didn’t work until lunchtime.
 
Has anyone seen a lower rate than 1.99% (+GST) for Amex ATO payments under $100k that Sniip offers ?
pay.com.au on their premium subscription plan is a fraction cheaper, which is free for 30days
 
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And for those with a PE mine have tracked a supermarket spend. 👍
Thanks for the heads up - I'm considering getting a PE again for this. I have a US Citi Premier card which gives 3x on supermarket spend. This doesn't trigger as supermarket spend for that card - which would have been a good outcome given the exchange rate means it's still 2 FF points per AUD.
 

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