If you've got a tax bill looming, now's the time to pay it — the ATO has dropped card payment fees to 0%, so you can pay with your credit card without any surcharge eating into your points haul.
- Zero card surcharge on ATO payments right now (normally you'd cop a fee)
- Perfect chance to harvest reward or frequent flyer points for free on a payment you have to make anyway
- Hurry though — this window closes when the ATO stops accepting credit card payments altogether on 30 November 2026
- Likely applies to other government agencies still taking card payments too
Just double-check your card doesn't treat government payments as a cash advance before you go big!
