I read through the thread and did a search for "debit," but am very surprised no one discussed a point about debit cards.

Early in this thread, there's a link to a NYT article on paying taxes by credit card. It reads, "Link2Gov waives the fee for users of debit cards, though such cards rarely have rewards programs. (Link2Gov is at pay1040.com or 888-658-5465."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/04/bu...Ny+M5wruoDbDpQ

I'm about to upgrade my Citi debit card to a Citi Aadvantage Debit Card.
https://web.da-us.citibank.com/popup...age_Debit.html

If the convenience fee continues to be waived in 2007, I could earn miles for my entire tax bill with no convenience fee. The only potential fee is the annual fee for the card (which I think may be waived depending on your relationship with Citi).

Did anyone try this?
Thanks.

Edited to add: I could not find this documented at the pay1040 site and asked them about it. They said this was offered in 2006 by H and R Block, when filing using tax software and making a debit payment through pay1040.com. They won't know until January whether it will be offered again.


(For the record, I could not find this policy documented at the pay1040 site and am waiting for them to respond to my email.)

Thanks