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Old Mar 23, 2008, 3:07 pm
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beaubo
 
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BD Tax Accountability/Transparency Thread

I think its important that we understand the tax calculations that BD makes when charging us for award tickets.

In theory, their taxes should never be more than ITA Software which already takes into account things like fuel surcharges, premium class surcharges, etc.

If anything, taxes should only be LESS than ITA Software since ITA bases its taxes on PAID tickets and award tickets should ostensibly be based on a $0 fare basis.

Postings should be straightforward:
1. Find your itin on ITA Software and click to the 'detail' section to find the ticket price breakdown by fare and taxes/surcharges.
2. Paste itin and ticket price breakdown onto a post.
3. Post the taxes (excluding any cash/miles charges) that BD is quoting.

Let's see if we can pick up any discernable patterns of calculation issues.

And let's see if such issues do indeed exist, let's use the OBJECTIVE ammunition of ITA Software to lobby for recalculations (or at worst, justifications for the BD calaculations) where appropriate.
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