Originally Posted by
GeezerCouple
I hadn't (yet?) heard about 1099's being issued for Amex MR points (or other charge card awards, meaning NOT "cash" bonuses).
How did they value them for the IRS purposes?
Is this likely to become more general? We've ripped through quite a few points in the past few years, and especially just this year. (It may be chump change to some here, but it was a "lot" for us).
GC
See this thread for the 1099s on referral bonuses only that came out this year (for tax year 2018).
AMEX sending out 1099s for referral bonuses