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"Stuffing up our cashflow": ATO slammed for turning off credit card tax payments (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. The Australian Taxation Office is facing sharp criticism for its decision not to accept credit card payments after November 30, in a move the government agency itself admits “could make managing your cash flow harder”. On Thursday, the tax office announced it will cease accepting credit card payments in eight weeks’ time, due to the new card surcharging ban. Only 2.3% of tax payments were processed via credit card in 2024-25. Nevertheless, th
Today's the day: Card surcharges are officially over (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. From October 1, Australian merchants are no longer allowed to surcharge customers for the cost of accepting a debit or credit card payment. The change will affect both businesses and consumers, along with the banks, payment service providers, and rewards schemes. SmartCompany has the information you need to adjust to the change. You can find our top articles about the surcharge ban below. You've reached your article limit. Create a free accou
ATO ends credit card payments from November 30 in response to surcharge ban (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. The Australian Taxation Office will stop accepting credit card payments from November 30, forcing taxpayers reliant on credit cards to find a new payment method. The tax office said the decision follows the new card surcharging ban, which commenced this week and prevents merchants and government agencies from passing card payment acceptance costs onto consumers. As it stands, the ATO applies surcharges of between 0.94% and 2.03% for payments
How this Aussie founder went from AI sceptic to generative filmmaker (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. When Australian social media startup Spoony collected a design award last year, its founder, Nicholas Carlton, celebrated “fiercely human” expression in the “era of AI slop”. Carlton said bringing AI chatbots to Spoony was “antithetical” to its mission of fostering real, interpersonal connections. And when Spoony shut down earlier this year, Carlton told me Spoony struggled to win over investors whose focus had turned to AI. Carlton, a televi
Cash only, or grin and bear it: Businesses brace for the surcharge ban (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. A growing number of small businesses say they will no longer accept card payments from October 1, urging customers to use cash or direct bank transfers instead. Others are begrudgingly waiting to absorb those card acceptance costs in other parts of their business, saying card payments are simply too important to give up. From Thursday, merchants will no longer be allowed to pass the cost of accepting debit and credit card payments onto their
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