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Old Jun 11, 2016 | 8:42 pm
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Originally Posted by purdue1015
PS-I also have a targeted mailer for 50K Amex Membership Reward Points with 2K spend and a waived first year AF. Thoughts? It seems Amex points are subject to a tax/fee so UR may be better?
No, points earned on CC spend are not subject to tax. The only time you could get a 1099 is by opening a checking or savings account because there is no spend involved. You get the points for opening the account.
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