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New welcome offer of up to 35,000 Scene+ points with the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card + MORE Mar 2nd
Earlier we detailed the new bonus offer for the Scotia Gold American Express Card and as mentioned in that post there is also a new offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card. The new offer for the Scotiabank Passport Visa Infinite card sees it offer up to 35,000 points which is wort.... More »
Q&A: Applying for multiple credit cards at the same time is a bad idea + MORE Sep 23rd
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Air Canada Aeroplan and Marriott Bonvoy Launch Expanded Loyalty Partnership Offering Status Match and Two-Way Currency Transfer + MORE Oct 9th
Big news out of Air Canada and Marriott today as they have launched an expanded partnership that has them offering reciprocal elite status matching and re-affirming the two-way points transfers between the programs. This partnership follows in the footsteps of other enhanced partnership that Marriot.... More »
August 27 Update: Ultimate No Strings Attached Travel Credit Card Portfolio refreshed, InterContinental Toronto Yorkville to become a Sonesta Hotel, Business Platinum sees Dollarama offer as well Aug 27th
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Trump received tax credit for middle class taxpayers
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – In three consecutive years, Donald Trump has received a property tax credit for people with incomes of less $500,000.
The perk from the New York State School Tax Relief Program, known as STAR, was small — only $302 off of Trump’s tax bill of more than $175,000 for his penthouse apartment in Trump Tower. Normally, the benefit only is given to people who both apply and demonstrate that their incomes are below the half-million-dollar threshold.
But late Tuesday, New York City’s Department of Finance said that it believes Trump received the tax benefit in error. Trump had previously qualified for the state tax break before it was eliminated for upper income taxpayers in 2010. Due to an apparent error by either the city or the state — which jointly oversee the tax break — Trump began receiving the benefit again in 2013. The tax break is a partial exemption from school property taxes.
New York would now like its money back.
“Mr. Trump should not have received this benefit after the income limit law changed, and he should immediately return its value to state taxpayers,” said Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for New York City…
The perk from the New York State School Tax Relief Program, known as STAR, was small — only $302 off of Trump’s tax bill of more than $175,000 for his penthouse apartment in Trump Tower. Normally, the benefit only is given to people who both apply and demonstrate that their incomes are below the half-million-dollar threshold.
But late Tuesday, New York City’s Department of Finance said that it believes Trump received the tax benefit in error. Trump had previously qualified for the state tax break before it was eliminated for upper income taxpayers in 2010. Due to an apparent error by either the city or the state — which jointly oversee the tax break — Trump began receiving the benefit again in 2013. The tax break is a partial exemption from school property taxes.
New York would now like its money back.
“Mr. Trump should not have received this benefit after the income limit law changed, and he should immediately return its value to state taxpayers,” said Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for New York City…
March 8 Update: Fortune Wings Elite Status Challenge, Hilton Flash Sale for Europe, Mid East & Africa, 12 new bonuses
– RewardsCanada.ca
Primarily just bonuses for you today! News, Tips & TricksOver on the FrequentFlyerBonuses blog we detail a new Elite Status challenge from Hainan Airlines / Hong Kong Airlines Fortune Wings. Of note for us Canadians is that not only do Hainan flights count (out of YYZ/YYC) but so do Alaska Airlines flights. If you hold status with another airline you can get Fortune Wings status with as little as 6 flight segments. Find out more here!! Posts since our last update: Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save up to 50% on Economy Class award tickets to Austria from Toronto As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This…Earning Stories: 2,500 Aeroplan Miles on a Hertz SUV rental in Maui Welcome to the next post in the Earning Stories series right here on Rewards Canada. For years we have… Travel Deals Hilton HHonors members save up to 35% across Europe, Middle East and Africa in the Hilton Flash Sale with rates as low as $89…Getting, building credit requires an income
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Miles & More Award Ticket Sale – Save up to 50% on Economy Class award tickets to Austria from Toronto
– RewardsCanada.ca
As we do each month we bring you the latest set Miles & More “Meilenschnaeppchen” discounted mileage awards! This month we see only a 50% discount on economy class travel on Austrian Airlines between Toronto and Austria. These Austrian offers are good for booking and travel until Mar 31, 16You can redeem Miles & More miles for round trip tickets on Austria from Toronto to Austria for only 30,000 miles. This is a 50% discount off the normal Economy Class award ticket price of 60,000 miles. Granted all these tickets will also have fuel surcharges but this is still a pretty good deal when you look at it as a whole in terms of miles+cash outlay. The crazy thing is that you can actually get the round trip economy class tickets for only $5,000 in credit card spend (and a $120 annual fee). How so? As we usually mention in this post you can boost your Miles & More account with the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. Currently the card comes with a 20,000 Starpoint sign up bonus…
