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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 5:53 am
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Paralytic
 
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Originally Posted by guv1976
At a minimum, there should not be any U.S. international arrivals tax on such an award, as this is considered a "free" ticket (i.e., no fuel surcharge assessed), and free tickets are exempt from that charge, according to a U.S. Internal Revenue Service ruling.
But, by applying the charge, the ticket is no longer free, so BA are within their right to apply the charge
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