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Old Feb 28, 2022 | 11:45 pm
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Originally Posted by jamesbondc
Hi guys, is it worth paying taxes around 2k with my United Gateway credit card? I believe processing fee will be close to 2%. Thanks in advance.
how much value do you assign a United mile? You will get 1 per dollar.

pay1040 will charge you 1.87% in fees. If you get more than 1.87 cents for each mile at redemption you win… but with $2k the gain is probably minimal. Let’s say you get 2.5 cents in value. Then you get $2000 * (2.5-1.87) =$12.60
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