Amex card for tax payment?

[cardoptimizer]

Can Amex cards be used for tax payment? Does any gateway on income tax portal support it?

If it's supported then is Amex Travel Platinum milestones gets counted for government transaction including tax payment?

 

[jainjain8396]

Any ideas how to pay GST/Advance tax using Amex cards?

 

[coolguy1]

Any ideas how to pay GST/Advance tax using Amex cards?

The portal doesn't accept Amex at the moment.
Phonepe does accept for ITR with some fees but only during the tax-due months.

 

[Copycat]

The portal doesn't accept Amex at the moment.
Phonepe does accept for ITR with some fees but only during the tax-due months.

Thank you for this info. I installed PhonePe for the 1st time ever this month and have been wracking my brains trying to figure out why I don't see the Income Tax option

 

[HumorSimpson]

@coolguy1 what are PG charges for Amex for advance tax in phone pe? What are PG charges for advance tax for non amex cards on the tax portals?

 

[coolguy1]

@coolguy1 what are PG charges for Amex for advance tax in phone pe? What are PG charges for advance tax for non amex cards on the tax portals?

Other portals don't accept Amex.

Phonepe was charging 2.36%(if I remember correctly) but that's also only during the Tax season and not available across the year.

 

[SpidySpider]

If I am not wrong, Amex gives 1MR for each ₹50 spent, and it's 24k karat is ₹9k for 24000 MR, so effectively on tax payments, amex would give 0.75% (9k/12L) and if we consider the monthly milestone then too the reward rate wouldn't go above 1.25%, also payment gateway charges would be around 1-1.5%, so which benefits am I missing here?

 

[sid16]

If I am not wrong, Amex gives 1MR for each ₹50 spent, and it's 24k karat is ₹9k for 24000 MR, so effectively on tax payments, amex would give 0.75% (9k/12L) and if we consider the monthly milestone then too the reward rate wouldn't go above 1.25%, also payment gateway charges would be around 1-1.5%, so which benefits am I missing here?

People usually don't use MR points as a cashback. They transfer it in 1:1 ratio in Marriott Bonvoy and use it for hotel bookings. There you get Rs. 0.5 to Rs. 0.8 per point. There are times when Amex runs an offer of bonus 30% while converting MR points to Marriott Bonvoy points. So you get even more value then.

 

[Lobogris]

Any update on this? Would really like to pay advance tax and or income tax with Amex. Is it possible to load some wallet via Amex?

 

[rogerthat]

Any update on this? Would really like to pay advance tax and or income tax with Amex. Is it possible to load some wallet via Amex?

You can use Amex to load Mobikwik wallet (at a charge of 2.95%) and make payments. However the question is do Indian tax payment websites accept Amex or wallets?

 

[Lobogris]

You can use Amex to load Mobikwik wallet (at a charge of 2.95%) and make payments. However the question is do Indian tax payment websites accept Amex or wallets?

They don't accept either.

 

[prasenjitp04]

Any update on this? Would really like to pay advance tax and or income tax with Amex. Is it possible to load some wallet via Amex?

Easily paid advance tax with Amex via Canara Bank PG. Transaction charge is around 1%