I was reviewing adding another user to my personal Amex Plat. On their website they suggest adding these kinds of users amongst others:
1. Family members
2. Business partners and employees.
I've read from time to time that Amex doesn't like people to use their cards for business expenses. I suspect what they don't like is using personal Amex cards to finance the business (buy inventory and such) but that uses for things such as T&E is fine.
Amex has a rather extensive set of options for managing cards with different access levels and such.
Guess I'll find out. I just added a biz partner and they are out of state at that.
Anyone else do this?
One of the companies I do work for has all their top employees use their Starwood personal Amex cards to run business expenses and reimburses them monthly as a bonus, they get to keep all the points. They run about 40k a month doing that to the top 50 people in the business Amex frowns upon it but they'll still allow it.
I think business expenses such as travel and inventory for your store is two different things.
I honestly dont think AMEX wants to see a personal card with wholesale on the transaction.
I honestly dont think AMEX wants to see a personal card with wholesale on the transaction.
@Ron1 wrote:Amex doesn't like people using business expense on the personal cards. That's why they have business cards for you to apply.
Ron.
If Amex didn't want people using their Plats for business I doubt they would be suggesting "adding an employee or business partner."
They just don't want you using it to finance a business.
@Ron1 wrote:
@cashnocredit wrote:
@Ron1 wrote:Amex doesn't like people using business expense on the personal cards. That's why they have business cards for you to apply.
Ron.
If Amex didn't want people using their Plats for business I doubt they would be suggesting "adding an employee or business partner."
They just don't want you using it to finance a business.
I have seen people get FR and their accounts closed by using business expense on their personal cards.
Ron.
No doubt. Amex FR's whenever your spending profile, including AU usage, indicates risk. However, if merely following their suggestions produced frequent FRs it would be extremely counterproductive marketing and they are particularly known for being good at that.
I'm not expecting an FR but my usage is consistent with my stated income, and I have little doubt I would easily pass an FR. It would be kinda interesting though.