FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Charitable Donations for Miles
View Single Post
Old Dec 28, 2011 | 12:54 pm
  #4  
srdshelly
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: Many
Posts: 339
Originally Posted by aviator33
Donations are donations. They do not qualify as tax deductions.
Most charities allow donations via credit card. You would get your usual credit card miles or bonuses based on the amount of the gift, and the usual tax deduction for the gift to the charity. I'm not familiar with the rules if miles are donated directly to a charity.
srdshelly is offline