Originally Posted by
Happy
.... TYP's complicated rules (they are 2 kinds - from banking and from credit card, with one is taxable at issued and one is taxable at redeemed...
This is not accurate, but does Citi have a different policy for AAdvantage miles than for ThankYou points:
When Citi issues AAdvantage miles for opening a bank account they are taxable in the year issued.
When Citi issues ThankYou Points for opening a bank account or as a courtesy adjustment, they are not taxable until redeemed because that's when Citi can see the monetary value.