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Credit Card Deals Make Tax Time Pleasant
[06/10/2008]
Many Americans simply hate the tax time! No one really enjoys paying Uncle Sam. On the other hand, everyone realizes that we have to do it! We need to have good and clean roads, good schools for our children, beautiful parks, etc. So why can't we make tax paying process a little bit more pleasant? Credit card deals are there to help you! Many credit card companies like Discover and American Express offer the tax payers airline miles, cash back and point rewards for paying taxes with credit cards!
Membership reward points almost for every dollar you spend on your taxes are offered by American Express. If you charge your taxes with Visa United Mileage credit card issued by Chase bank, you will get extra miles and reward points. But many people are against the idea of paying taxes with credit cards.
Remember that when you use your plastic in order to pay taxes, you will have to pay the convenience fee, which is usually about 2.5% of the amount of tax that you have paid.
But there are several ways to save on this fee! Link2Gov has set a flat rate of $2.95 for those who pay taxes with credit or debit card with Visa or MasterCard logo. It is a very good price taking into consideration the fact that the U.S. Postal Service charges $4.50 for Certified mail!
American Express offers its credit card users to redeem the Membership Reward points they have collected in order to pay your convenience fee. Get ready to cash in 200 points for every $1 you are charged for the comfort of paying your taxes with your best credit card.
The number of tax payments with help of credit and debit cards has grown fast since 1999, when American Government first began to accept this method of payment. This year experts expect this number to grow steadily, because in 2008 businesses will be allowed to pay their taxes by credit cards as well.
Paying your taxes with a credit card is a nice option for those who don't like to write and mail checks, but feels pretty sure that he or she will not get in financial black hole because of tax payments! You always have to remember that you borrow money from the bank and sooner or later you will have to pay them back. Taking into consideration the fact that tax payments are not small, you really have to be careful! If you are late with your monthly payment or make only minimum monthly payments, interest rate and fees will be added to your account and as a result your credit card debt will grow fast!
But if you do everything correctly, paying taxes with your plastic will be fast, safe and even pleasant!
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