The double skymiles offer is targeted and not specific to tax payments http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=805086

Don't know about this promo (I wasn't targeted and haven't seen the T&C) but very often there's a cap associated with Amex promos.

I received a similar reply to my request. I also have a platinum card. I have been considering canceling it anyway, this just makes it really easy.

Do let them know you are canceling because they are no longer offering uncapped double miles for tax payments, indeed they have offered you no double miles opportunity of any sort, though they have seen fit to offere it to others. And do say that the card isn't worth $140/year, especially as they strip away benefits.

hiyo, I would be interested if they offer you any type of customer retention promotions to know what that was. Sometimes they can be pretty generous to keep a member.

Does anyone know with the UA Visa Platinum, if you have two cards do you pay a fee on both or is it just once for the account?

I have carried a SPG AMEX card for 21 years. I was not targeted for any double points tax payment offer.

I called them today to ask if they were offering a double points promotion for tax payments and they indicated that only with the Delta AMEX card.

I indicated that Chase was offering this promotion and I would rather stay loyal to AMEX. I politely asked if they would consider my 21 years of loyalty to their company. The rep asked how much the charge would be and I indicated that it would be $4000.

The rep placed me on hold and returned with great news! She indicated that SPG AMEX appreciated my 21 years of loyal business and she could give me an additonal 4000 courtesy starpoints if I charged my IRS payment on the card. This essentially provides me with the double points promotion.

Thank you very much SPG AMEX!!

That is good news, and maybe worth a call. However, SPG has only been around about 9 years. You could not have had an SPG Amex for 21 of those 9 years.

Oops sorry, you are correct. I have been an AMEX customer for 21 years. I switched over from my gold card when the SPG card was released.

Yesterday I called MP Visa customer service and after confirming I was not targeted for the double miles, I asked if I qualified for any retention incentives. The very nice CSR said I "qualified" for a quarter point interest rate reduction and 4000 bonus MP miles. The interest rate reduction happened immediately, the miles have not yet appeared in my account.

My wife just called on her platinum MP Visa and got the quarter point reduction and the promise of 1000 miles deposited to her MP account. She is a general member and I am Premier this year, maybe explaining the disparity...?

Her CSR said it's a good idea to call periodically to see what "promotions" are available.

Have you been paying $0 (1K for a couple of years or more), $60 (or maybe $80, 1K for less than a couple of years), or $140 (not a 1K, or more than one Chase Platinum Visa account)? A "quarter point interest rate reduction" (from some absurdly high current rate, and only useful if you let balances roll) and
4K RDM (not EQM) will keep you "loyal" for another year, no matter that you weren't targeted for the double miles "pay-your-taxes" deal, nor given it when you asked for it?

And thank you very much for sharing! 4K of bonus SPG for paying taxes is less than the 5K of bonus SPG one could get last year, but much better than the 0K of bonus SPG n the absence of such a special concession in response to your request. (I wonder whether they would have been willing to give you a 10K bonus if you had said you wanted to pay $10K in taxes.)

Just called Amex and was told that we did not have ANY tax bonus offered on any of our 7 different SPG, DL and MR Amex products. Ouch!

I took Onefreetravelers idea and asked for a bonus, was told I could get 3,000 SPG points which I graciously accepted. The payment we need to make right now is only a few hundred bucks I think so this is at least 5:1 on this, and I am stoked. Funny, so often I have to call Amex OVER and OVER to get bonus miles I am do for DL Amex promos, now there is no promo and (knock on wood til they actually come) I got some points. I have a UA Chase but would far rather earn SPG points.

Thanks for this - just received the following email reply (I made sure they knew I was dissappointed I hadn't been targeted for this, and that this should be offered to everyone!)

"Dear jumpdogjump:

Thank you for our inquiry regarding your Mileage Plus
credit card account.

The 2008 tax promotion runs till May 31, 2008. To earn
double miles make your tax payment through
www.chasepayyourtaxes.com/ual. There is a 15,000 bonus
mile cap and the bonus miles will post 10-12 weeks after
May 31, 2008.

You may wish to contact us at the number below to discuss
this further. We are available to assist you 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.

Thank you,

(name withheld)
E-mail Customer Service Representative

1-800-436-7927"

SO - If you want the dbl. UAL miles up to 15,000 - looks like the email and phone call can work!

NOTE - during my phone call, the CSR said I was eligible, not everyone is - maybe people who complain are - btw, I have a lowly MP signature visa

I called SPG Amex after I submit my payment. And they won't give me double or match the amount. They only gave me 500 points. I should have called them before putting on this card. Oh well.

Just got off the phone with a CSR @ Amex. I told her I would like to pay my taxes with this card, if I could get double points, she "checked" and came right back and said nothing available this year. She didn't offer anything and I didn't ask for anything. I did tell her I would prefer to use this card for payment, but that I did have another CC that I would use, if SPG Amex wasn't going to offer double points.

Were you surprised that they didn't press any points on you?