PM Confirms He Intervened to Delay ATO Credit Card Ban

PM confirms he intervened to delay ATO credit card ban

Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.

Labor MPs want to find a way to keep ATO credit card payments

Frustrated Labor MPs are pushing the federal government to find a permanent solution to ensure the Tax Office accepts credit cards from businesspeople with cashflow problems, fearing a months-long campaign from business groups and the opposition over another unpopular economic policy

ATO’s $200m U-turn makes paying tax on credit a ‘no-brainer’

The government is being warned of a potential surge of people paying the Tax Office by credit card, without incurring a fee and while earning reward points.

ASIC says credit cards still okay as ATO battles ban backlash

The corporate regulator has no current plans to stop credit card payments, despite the October 1 ban forbidding surcharges being passed onto customers.