MilesBuzz! - Airmiles and Tax query

Does any FF program allow you to use additional miles to pay for the tax, and if not why not? FF tend to have a value, it wouldn't be difficult to work out, and I think it would be quite a coup - Now you REALLY can fly for free!

Does any FF program allow you to use additional miles to pay for the tax, and if not why not? FF tend to have a value, it wouldn't be difficult to work out, and I think it would be quite a coup - Now you REALLY can fly for free!


Where do you live? If you live in the US, the US government accepts money as payment for taxes; they're not into bartering unless you’re settling a court case. In which case, they liquidate what you give them anyway. Other jurisdictions may be different.

...the US government accepts money as payment for taxes...

They currently accept U.S. dollars. In the future, they might demand only hard currencies.

Where do you live? If you live in the US, the US government accepts money as payment for taxes; they're not into bartering unless you’re settling a court case. In which case, they liquidate what you give them anyway. Other jurisdictions may be different.

I suspect the government would still get the hard cash: it would simply be a case that the airline would cover these costs.

I believe Flying Dutchman used to do this, years before Northwestification (let alone Airfrancisation).

I suspect the government would still get the hard cash: it would simply be a case that the airline would cover these costs.
And anyone who's booked award tickets on multiple airlines knows the airlines choose to cover the costs differently - some cover very little (NW), some cover quite a bit (UA)

Does any FF program allow you to use additional miles to pay for the tax, and if not why not?QF is just about to start - thread here (http://web1.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=585875).

NZ, to a limited extent. On international Air NZ-only awards airbucks can be used for fare + fuel surcharge but not real taxes (this doesn't apply to the fixed value elite business awards or awards that include partner airlines). On domestic awards airbucks can be used for fare + fuel surcharge + all real taxes and in fact there is no choice to pay taxes by cash/credit card.