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Australia's tax office announces it will ban credit card payments

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By Duncan Murray Verified, Maeve Bannister Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Duncan Murray And Maeve Bannister In Sydney For Australian Associated Press Australians will no longer be able to pay their tax bills with a credit card after November 30, 2026, under a major change announced by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO said it would stop accepting credit cards following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) review of merchant card payment costs and surcharging.
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Australia's tax office announces it will ban credit card payments

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By Duncan Murray Verified, Maeve Bannister Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Australians will no longer be able to pay their tax bills with a credit card after November 30, 2026, under a major change announced by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO said it would stop accepting credit cards following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) review of merchant card payment costs and surcharging. 'As a government agency, the ATO has decided it would not be appropriate for the cost of credit card merchant fees to be transferred to the community,' the tax office said.
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Albo's surcharge ban backfires: Small businesses warn cost-of-living help will end up costing you

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By Duncan Murray Verified, Maeve Bannister Verified
| MSN UK Verified
Businesses will no longer be able to charge customers a direct fee for paying by card, in a move spruiked as helping to ease cost-of-living pressures. But many small businesses have criticised the change as another hit to their dwindling profit margins. From Thursday, reforms by the Reserve Bank of Australia mean retailers can no longer charge customers an additional fee for paying by card and must either absorb the cost themselves or build it into their prices.
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