Points cap on Platinum Charge Card

[Stephen65]

I'm thinking of getting a platinum charge card to use to put my tax through now that the ATO accepts credit card payments.

The charge card converts the first $200,000 at $1 = 1.5 rewards points in Ascent Premium. However, I note that you also get a free platinum credit card with the charge card and that converts the first $100,000 at the same rate also in Ascent Premium.

Does this mean you effectively could put $300,000 per year through a combination of the charge card and credit card and pocket 450,000 points?

 

[straitman]

I'm thinking of getting a platinum charge card to use to put my tax through now that the ATO accepts credit card payments.

The charge card converts the first $200,000 at $1 = 1.5 rewards points in Ascent Premium. However, I note that you also get a free platinum credit card with the charge card and that converts the first $100,000 at the same rate also in Ascent Premium.

Does this mean you effectively could put $300,000 per year through a combination of the charge card and credit card and pocket 450,000 points?

The best answer would be to ask Amex but I would say that the answer should be yes as the cards are run independently.

 

[Stephen65]

My experience with seeking information from Amex on anything but the simplest queries has not been promising so far! I was hoping someone here would know from experience.

 

[ejb]

I have both cards and yes you get both limits so you can earn more bonus points.

ejb

 

[Stephen65]

Thanks ejb