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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 1:20 pm
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Originally Posted by fliesdelta
My experience has been the opposite. On my first Amex Plat statement the total charges were $649, and there were $300 in credits (DL and GE reimbursements), final balance due was $349. Yet, I got 649 MR.
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.
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