USA Tax Payments with Amex [Consolidated]
Nov 24, 2018, 1:13 pm
#18
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Nov 24, 2018, 1:37 pm
#19
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Overpaying taxes might be manufactured spending if refunded by check, but tax payments should be treated as a normal expenditure by the card issuer.
Nov 25, 2018, 6:59 am
#20
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Regards
Nov 26, 2018, 7:31 am
#21
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I don't know if they'd consider it the same but I've never had a problem (Delta Reserve) with property taxes counting towards my bonus spend for additional MQMs. I would think if there was a problem for the waiver it would also affect the bonus levels. Just paid my property taxes a couple weeks ago which should put me at my second ($60k spend) bonus so will know for sure next statement.
Nov 26, 2018, 11:24 pm
#22
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My property tax payment on November 1 triggered a Delta Amex Platinum bonus for me. Though our property taxes are quite low by a lot of standards.
Dec 19, 2018, 9:35 am
#23
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I don't know if they'd consider it the same but I've never had a problem (Delta Reserve) with property taxes counting towards my bonus spend for additional MQMs. I would think if there was a problem for the waiver it would also affect the bonus levels. Just paid my property taxes a couple weeks ago which should put me at my second ($60k spend) bonus so will know for sure next statement.
Nov 13, 2019, 3:49 pm
#24
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Sorry for the bump but I am thinking of using my DL Platinum AMEX card for my real estate taxes due the end of the month. Has anything changed on the this and will the charge count towards my bonus spending bump and will I receive the additional 10,000 MQMs?
Nov 13, 2019, 3:57 pm
#25
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The only thing that has changed to my knowledge is the value prop.
Do it now or before the end of January and make sure you hit a bonus threshold when doing it. Starting Feb 2020, you will only get an MQM bonus and not an RDM bonus, which will make this much, much less attractive.
Do it now or before the end of January and make sure you hit a bonus threshold when doing it. Starting Feb 2020, you will only get an MQM bonus and not an RDM bonus, which will make this much, much less attractive.
Nov 14, 2019, 3:45 pm
#26
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The only thing that has changed to my knowledge is the value prop.
Do it now or before the end of January and make sure you hit a bonus threshold when doing it. Starting Feb 2020, you will only get an MQM bonus and not an RDM bonus, which will make this much, much less attractive.
Do it now or before the end of January and make sure you hit a bonus threshold when doing it. Starting Feb 2020, you will only get an MQM bonus and not an RDM bonus, which will make this much, much less attractive.
Jan 24, 2021, 9:59 am
#27
Join Date: May 2019
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Paying tax with Business Plat get 1.5x?
I contacted amex recently and asked if I can get the 1.5X bonus if I charge my tax payment on the Business Platinum card. The agent I got online said that it will not since it is consider a cash equivalent purchase. But then TPG is "encouraging" people to use the Bus Plat in this article:
https://thepointsguy.com/guide/payin...ate=2021-01-24
Anyone have experience using the Business Platinum card to pay tax on the payment services accepted by IRS? If I can get 1.5x, it would make sense to use the card, otherwise it would have been pointless.
TIA
https://thepointsguy.com/guide/payin...ate=2021-01-24
Anyone have experience using the Business Platinum card to pay tax on the payment services accepted by IRS? If I can get 1.5x, it would make sense to use the card, otherwise it would have been pointless.
TIA
Jan 24, 2021, 10:06 am
#28
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In my experience, tax payments have always earned points and considered purchases. However, unlike in the past, the tax payment processors no longer accept Corp (1120 or 1120S) payments, but still accept the partnership ones (1065) and self proprietors. Far as I know, they still process State Corp/LLC payments.
Jan 24, 2021, 10:06 am
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Jan 24, 2021, 10:11 am
#30
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The agent I spoke to said that I will earn 1x points but not the bonus extra 0.5x as the terms for the bonus earn excludes cash equivalent. Anyone have first hand experience?
Does anyone know if service like pay1040.com coded the transaction as purchase or does Amex have special algorithm to exclude them? I heard even buying precious metal coins on USMint.com is not earning points nor applied towards spend for bonus.
I was paying for my son's college tuition and should have tried using the Amex and see.
Does anyone know if service like pay1040.com coded the transaction as purchase or does Amex have special algorithm to exclude them? I heard even buying precious metal coins on USMint.com is not earning points nor applied towards spend for bonus.
I was paying for my son's college tuition and should have tried using the Amex and see.