Do transactions offset by statement credits count towards minimum spend or MR points?
Apr 24, 2014, 12:12 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 41
Do transactions offset by statement credits count towards minimum spend or MR points?
I just got the AMEX business platinum card and I was wondering if purchases that I make that qualify for statement credits/reimbursements (i.e. airline purchase, global entry, SYNC offers) will still count towards my minimum spend requirement and accrue MR points.
Apr 25, 2014, 6:56 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bellingham, WA
Programs: AMEX Platinum, Delta Gold, Alaska Air MVP Gold
Posts: 449
I believe any credits will deduct from your total spend, which means they will not count towards total spend.
So if you need to spend $10,000 for the bonus, but that spend includes $200 airline reimbursement and $100 GE credit, you'll have only spent $9,700 and won't get the bonus.
So if you need to spend $10,000 for the bonus, but that spend includes $200 airline reimbursement and $100 GE credit, you'll have only spent $9,700 and won't get the bonus.
Apr 25, 2014, 7:53 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: DL(PM), UA(Silver), AA(EXP) Marriott(Ti), HH(Gold), Hertz(PC)
Posts: 2,675
I believe any credits will deduct from your total spend, which means they will not count towards total spend.
So if you need to spend $10,000 for the bonus, but that spend includes $200 airline reimbursement and $100 GE credit, you'll have only spent $9,700 and won't get the bonus.
So if you need to spend $10,000 for the bonus, but that spend includes $200 airline reimbursement and $100 GE credit, you'll have only spent $9,700 and won't get the bonus.
Apr 25, 2014, 1:20 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, Marriot Bonvoy Gold, MeliaRewards Gold, Radisson Gold
Posts: 817
This is correct - statement credits should not reduce your tracked spend (for the purpose of spend bonus thresholds) nor should they deduct points, the way that normal merchant refunds would do. For points redemptions that trigger Statement credits, those credits are classified specifically by Amex not to deduct points or reduce tracked bonus spend.
Mar 29, 2016, 9:05 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Satellite Beach, Florida
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