Question: How does a cash and points bill look like ?
Jul 1, 2018, 6:52 am
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Question: How does a cash and points bill look like ?
Hey,
i have always used fully paid rates or full awards, i never used IHG C&P as usually it isnt worth it....
For my next stay i would like to use C&P though... Can someone tell me how a C&P bill looks like ?
Will there the cash part be visible on the bill ? I would like to use the cash part as business expense. 5000 points would save me 100€ and it's my own business so i would like to save =)
i have always used fully paid rates or full awards, i never used IHG C&P as usually it isnt worth it....
For my next stay i would like to use C&P though... Can someone tell me how a C&P bill looks like ?
Will there the cash part be visible on the bill ? I would like to use the cash part as business expense. 5000 points would save me 100€ and it's my own business so i would like to save =)
Jul 1, 2018, 8:06 am
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A cash and points stay is purchasing the remaining needed points with cash ahead of time and then the bill posts as an award stay. No sales tax/VAT/other percentage based tax applies, though you may still pay any flat per room per night tax depending on local law. Bill does show any incidentals or meals charged to the room.
Jul 1, 2018, 11:39 am
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This is different than Hilton, where the cash is paid to the hotel at checkout as a reduced room rate.
Jul 1, 2018, 11:54 am
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If your accountant is clever enough, couldn't you deduct the full retail price of points when using personal points for a business stay?
Jul 1, 2018, 12:00 pm
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a)Loyalty t+c state points have no value, to avoid coutry tax on value of points paid out when earning during stays/promos
b)to claim full retail even if posible, one would need a receipt showing purchase at the full rate purchase
Jul 1, 2018, 12:18 pm
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I doubt "no value" applies either. Otherwise you could ask your employer to pay part of your salary in miles and points and not pay tax on it...
Jul 3, 2018, 11:58 am
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Why should this be a problem? I exchange currency "EUR" or "USD" into currency "points" and pay with that currency,
Jul 3, 2018, 12:39 pm
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I'm neither a lawyer nor a tax accountant, but... my understanding is that you usually can't expense or deduct earned miles & points used for business expenses, since you have no basis. But if you're making a cash & points booking, or even if you just make a points purchase and use that to pay for a business trip, the cash outlay should be deductible on your US taxes, as long as you have the records to tie the purchased points to the specific business use.