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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 6:58 pm
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It's explained in the Membership Rewards terms:

http://www.membershiprewards.com/cat...rmsSplash.aspx

Excise tax offset fee
Every time you transfer points into a U.S. airline frequent flyer program, your Linked Card account will be charged an excise tax offset fee of $0.0006 per point (with a maximum fee of $99). We charge this fee to offset the federal excise tax that we must pay when you transfer points. This fee may be more or less than the actual amount of excise tax we pay on any individual conversion. We may offer you the option to use points to pay this fee.
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