110. 2025 Tax Payment Updates You Need to Know with Dr. Sujatha Murali
Point Me To First Class
Devon Gimbel MD
5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
With changes to credit card processing platforms and fee structures for 2025, the strategy for paying taxes with a credit card—and earning points while doing it—has shifted.
In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and points expert Dr. Sujatha Murali to walk you through the major changes in tax payment processing for 2025—and how to earn huge amounts of points while minimizing fees.
We share our personal strategies for navigating quarterly tax payments, which types of cards to prioritize (and avoid), and how to use PayPal strategically to unlock the lowest fees possible when paying taxes with certain rewards cards. Whether you're paying $5K, $50K, or more in taxes, this is a must-listen if you're serious about turning expenses into travel.
Turn your expenses into points and save tens of thousands of dollars a year on your wishlist travel. Don’t miss out! Click here to know more about my comprehensive online program, Points Made Easy.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Point Me to First Class, the only show for employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners who are looking to optimize their higher than average expenses to travel the world. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm your host, Devin Gimble, and I believe that your expenses are your greatest untapped asset, if you know how to leverage them. |
| 0:17.8 | Ready to dive into the world of credit card points and miles so you can travel more, travel better, and travel often. Let's get started. |
| 0:29.8 | Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the podcast. Now, if you're listening to this episode |
| 0:34.7 | real time when it airs, then you'll know that it is early |
| 0:38.2 | April, which means one thing for those of you based in the U.S. or responsible for paying taxes |
| 0:42.9 | in the U.S., and that is it is almost tax time. |
| 0:46.5 | Paying taxes using a rewards credit card or multiple rewards credit cards has become a |
| 0:51.4 | mainstay of my points earning strategies since I first discovered |
| 0:54.9 | this points earning method years ago. And I know the same can be true for many of you who |
| 0:59.3 | have the blessing and the curse of paying taxes, especially if your tax payments are high. |
| 1:04.8 | And while I've already covered multiple aspects of paying taxes by credit card in order to earn |
| 1:09.9 | points on prior episodes of the podcast. |
| 1:12.7 | Today, I wanted to give you all a tax payment by reward credit card update, as it's actually not |
| 1:19.1 | business as usual when it comes to earning points for tax payments this year. There have been |
| 1:24.0 | several significant changes to the tax payment landscape this season. |
| 1:31.9 | So today, we're going to cover everything you need to know to approach tax season strategically in order to maximize your points earning. |
| 1:35.0 | Joining me today as we talk tax payment strategies for 2025 is my good friend, points expert, |
| 1:40.9 | and podcast fan favorite, Dr. Sujatha Morali. If you're newer to the podcast |
| 1:45.7 | or just newer to paying taxes by credit card in order to earn points, then you're going to want |
| 1:50.6 | to be sure to check out prior podcast episodes number six, number seven, and number 56, which |
| 1:56.7 | break down important tax payment considerations, like how to determine if it's even worth |
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