Australian Taxation Office

Rule Changes

Will keep accepting credit card payments until 30 June 2027 after Treasurer intervention

Businesses have not been able to add a card surcharge since 1 October, when the ban took effect for Visa, Mastercard, eftpos and American Express. Some are recovering the cost through prices instead: coffee tracker Small Flat White found 17 per cent of cafes have raised prices since the ban began, by an average of 50 cents.

Updated Oct 21