ATO (tax office) payments by credit card

[daft009]

if the above is correct, and we can claim the GST + the company deduction of 25% ...
i feel sniip is still worthwhile?

 

[Pointy Bird]

I am planning to use sniip with Amex. For my circumstances it is a 48% tax deduction and my points earning rate is slightly higher then Platinum Amex.
I will try to be diligent like you daft009 and do the maths to determine how much it ends up costing me to fly in 1st to Europe return - I suspect with my tax deduction it will be circa $5k - a bargain.

 

[Captain Halliday]

While I don’t doubt the brains trust here, the Sniip website says 1.5% for Amex?

Source for the change to 2% please?

Was there an email notification, and the website is yet to be updated?

 

[daft009]

While I don’t doubt the brains trust here, the Sniip website says 1.5% for Amex?

Source for the change to 2% please?

Was there an email notification, and the website is yet to be updated?

Read a couple of pages back. Increases from 1 March

 

[Captain Halliday]

Read a couple of pages back. Increases from 1 March

Yep, saw that. But unless I missed it there was no source.

I’m wondering if this is just for business Amex cards.

 

[daft009]

Yep, saw that. But unless I missed it there was no source.

I’m wondering if this is just for business Amex cards.

email newsletter from sniip also went out last week.
its for all ATO payments, regardless of AMEX type

 

[dein_gesicht]

I'm at a 48% tax rate too, but I use Bluechain for ATO and payroll payments at a slightly better rate

The upside of Amex is that you can transfer to different partners, whereas you are suck for Visa Dragon. One positive on Visa Dragon is that it is fee free if you use Beem and make multiple transactions of <$2k

 

[tuan_nobel]

Anyone got pushback from Amex for toping up your amex card during billing cycle? I maxed out my amex regularly and they locked my card every time I top up before end of billing cycle. Quite contrary to the "unlimited reward points" moto as shown on their website.

 

[Captain Halliday]

email newsletter from sniip also went out last week.
its for all ATO payments, regardless of AMEX type

Ironically I had the email land this evening with four hours notice.

What would we do with out AFF!

 

[Captain Halliday]

Ironically I had the email land this evening with four hours notice.

What would we do with out AFF!

Answering my own question:

Fly economy and buy toasters.

 

[serfty]

Ironically I had the email land this evening with four hours notice.

What would we do with out AFF!

That was a second email.

 

[Captain Halliday]

That was a second email.

No doubt.

As to why I didn’t get the first email…

I’ll add that to the list of world’s great mysteries…

Loch Ness monster, Bermuda Triangle and why otherwise sensible businesses won’t accept Amex!

 

[stm1sydney]

Anyone got pushback from Amex for toping up your amex card during billing cycle? I maxed out my amex regularly and they locked my card every time I top up before end of billing cycle. Quite contrary to the "unlimited reward points" moto as shown on their website.

I have to wait about three-four days for the payment to fully process, then it is good to go again.

 

[daft009]

I have to wait about three-four days for the payment to fully process, then it is good to go again.

this is what I used to do too.
then it got too annoying as it was happening more and more often (3-4x in one billing cycle)
so i changed to the charge card

 

[kkl]

Looks like Beem has a problem again?

 

[earlyriser]

Looks like Beem has a problem again?

No problems here ... $1k at a time

 

[kkl]

No problems here ... $1k at a time

was working fine for weeks. mine not working since the update 3 days ago.

 

[jkis]

What's the general consensus on paying BAS / ATO payments?

Is this it?
AMEX > Beem ($1k limit) > ATO

The above allows you get Amex points? And also have no payment surcharge fees?

 

[Scr77]

What's the general consensus on paying BAS / ATO payments?

Is this it?
AMEX > Beem ($1k limit) > ATO

The above allows you get Amex points? And also have no payment surcharge fees?

Beem only uses Mastercard and visa. But yes, fee free.

 

[jkis]

Do you mean that Beam pays via Mastercard & Visa?
Or did you mean I cannot balance the Beam account using my AMEX?