For a limited-time, Citi cardholders can earn an easy 1000 bonus ThankYou® points by linking their ThankYou® and Amazon.com accounts. Simply visit this link and enter bonus registration code TYAMCAZON2. This offer expires June 30, 2013 and is limited to the first 20,000 uses. Your bonus points should post by July 10, 2013.

Note: You can take advantage of this deal even if you already have linked your ThankYou and Amazon accounts by unlinking them first, then entering the code and relinking them. (Via SD)

Citi is currently running a sale on many of the gift cards available through its ThankYou Rewards network. Through May 17, you can buy the following gift cards for 20% fewer ThankYou points:

• Ann Taylor
• Gap brands (including Gap, babyGap, GapBody, GapMaternity, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime and Athleta)
• Foot Locker
• Macy’s
• Sunglass Hut

This discount is valid on both $50 and $100 gift card denominations, so $50 gift cards are available for 4,000 ThankYou points and $100 gift cards are available for just 8,000 ThankYou points. To redeem your points, you can either visit thankyou.com or call 1-800-THANKYOU (1-800-842-6596).

As reported by the LA Times, Citibank stirred up some controversy this week by mailing out 1099 tax forms to customers who received miles as a reward for opening a new checking or savings account. As a result, many consumers were stuck with an unexpected tax bill. To add insult to injury, Citibank chose to value those miles at a hefty 2.5 cents apiece, making a bad situation even worse.
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