Government employment travel and EB
Feb 3, 2011, 3:26 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LPI
Programs: SK *B (?)
Posts: 362
Feb 3, 2011, 5:23 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Norway
Programs: SK*G
Posts: 20
Sorry, at least in Sweden, points are a taxable benefit; it doesn't matter whether it has cost your employer anything.
My (government) employer's policy is that points earned on business trips must be used for business trips. If you earn points both through business trips and through other means, you must keep track of your point sources and be able to account for them on request.
My (government) employer's policy is that points earned on business trips must be used for business trips. If you earn points both through business trips and through other means, you must keep track of your point sources and be able to account for them on request.
Then I guess the policy among scandinavian government and universities are the same as gov and unis i.e. in the US, and not at all like companies in the private sector. Thanks for clearing that up!
But for sure, like Inixion said, you can and should use the points on upgrades while flying work-related long-eco.
And you are still earning towards a Gold status as well ^
Feb 3, 2011, 6:50 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: CPH, MMX Sweden
Programs: SAS EBG, Flying Blu Gold, Etihad Gold
Posts: 380
Check membership conditions 3.7 http://www.flysas.com/en/EuroBonus/A...ip_conditions/
Feb 3, 2011, 8:50 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Stockholm
Programs: Various
Posts: 3,369
I also think that many times company policy is dictated by a will to keep their backs free if the taxman would ask some day. I know for sure(almost) that my company doesn't have any way of knowing how many points I've earned from work related travel. My boss is also very much into earning points and not flying point-to-point to maximise earnings so points earning by itself is hardly an issue. Choosing the cheapest trip possible is something else but can so far be manipulated by electing to choose as necessary departure times that coincide with full earnings...