Originally Posted by ralphs

I got an interesting AmEx offer on my Business Platinum, just in time for tax season:



I was able to get 69k * 3 worth of purchases approved in advance and went ahead and charged for IRS payments yesterday. Here's hoping that the 17.5k point bonuses come in. Given that these are eligible for 1.5x points, each charge of $70k yields 122.5k points. At prevailing CC fee rates of 1.85%, it's not a smashing deal but it seems like a good idea for businesses with several hundred thousands of tax liability or more.