Does USB AR reimbursed travel count towards minimum spend for SUB?

[j615]

When you spend on travel/dining and get credited back for the $325, will this spend still count towards the $4,500 minimum required to meet the bonus?

[NRB525]

No.

[pizzadude]

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@j615 wrote:

When you spend on travel/dining and get credited back for the $325, will this spend still count towards the $4,500 minimum required to meet the bonus?

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I agree that it won't count.   In general, card annual fees, interest charges, etc.. won't be applied towards minimum spend requirements. 

[j615]

Thanks. When I called the dedicated AR CS line, the rep said the spend will still count, but she sounded uncertain. I'm going to make sure I spend $4,825+ just in case. 

[Remedios]

Been there, done that, spend that's subject to statement credit still counts towards minimum spend required for SUB. 

If it makes you feel safer, spend additional amount 

[GatorGuy]

I just got this card in March they counted all spending towards the SUB regardless of reimbursement. 

[Anonymous]

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@pizzadude wrote:

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@j615 wrote:

When you spend on travel/dining and get credited back for the $325, will this spend still count towards the $4,500 minimum required to meet the bonus?

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I agree that it won't count.   In general, card annual fees, interest charges, etc.. won't be applied towards minimum spend requirements. 

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Right, but it's nothing like those.  I think the closest would be that it shouldn't count as part of "net purchases" as it's more like a return for which you get credit.   But I seem to remember, along with others here, that it does count anyway.

But if you are spending $4,500, spending $4,825 for safety may be worth it!