The tradeoff is that these points can be redeemed for more than a penny each, which is better than many frequent
flier miles issued by airlines.
Not exact matches
As one example, Citibank reportedly has
issued 1099s (which report taxable income to both the taxpayer and the IRS) on frequent
flier miles given as a bonus for opening a bank account.
Once you've earned those
miles — whether by flying or by making charges on a co-branded airline credit card — the airline controls the frequent
flier miles, not the bank that
issued the card.
If you're a frequent
flier on United, here's a deal to consider: the new United Mileage Plus Explorer card,
issued by Chase, is offering up to 60,000
miles as a sign - up bonus.
The revenue profile for these carriers (see Graph 3) also relies upon the sale of frequent
flier miles to partners such as the banks that
issue airline credit cards.
Citi sends out 1099s Citi drew attention to the
issue last week because it is sending out 1099 - MISC notices to customers who took advantage of a 2011 Citi promotion that offered 25,000 American Airlines frequent
flier miles to anyone who opened a new bank account.
Standing precedent on this
issue is a statement made by the IRS in 2002, regarding «the taxability of frequent
flier miles or other promotional items that are received as the result of business travel and used for personal purposes.»
The number of frequent
flier miles the company
issues is rising, even as it reduces the number of flights it offers.