au Commerce & Life Co., Ltd.
au PAY Hometown Tax, a campaign that rewards up to 3% of the donation amount with points limited to the au Money Activity Plan
~Up to 19% point reduction in total with ongoing campaigns and benefits~ ……
From April 1st to April 30th, 2024, KDDI, au Commerce & Life, and au Financial Services will allow customers enrolled in the au Money Activity Plan to use their au PAY card for au PAY Hometown Tax (Note 1). If you use the service and donate 10,000 yen or more, we will hold an “au Mane Katsu Plan member-only campaign (hereinafter referred to as this campaign)” in which you will receive up to 3% of the donation amount in Ponta points.
Combined with ongoing campaigns and benefits, you can get a total of up to 16% points back, and on Santaro Day (3rd, 13th, and 23rd of every month), you can get up to 19% points back. au Manage Plan subscriber-only campaign
(https://furusato.wowma.jp/announce/campaign_240401/)
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■About the au Money Plan subscriber-only campaign 1. Benefit summary For customers who are subscribed to the au Money Activity Plan, if you enter during the campaign period, select au PAY Card as your payment method, and donate 10,000 yen or more through au PAY hometown tax, you will receive a discount on your au PAY card. Up to 3% of Ponta points will be returned to the donation amount.
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Implementation period: April 1, 2024 to April 30, 20243. Breakdown of maximum 19% return
[Table 4: https://prtimes.jp/data/corp/35663/table/231_2_01fc2d9755379d3f027bd665978e4426.jpg] KDDI, au Commerce & Life, and au Financial Services will work on regional co-creation with local governments nationwide through the hometown tax donation project. (Reference) ■ Features of “au PAY Hometown Tax” au PAY Hometown Tax is a hometown tax donation site where you can choose from a wide range of seasonal return gifts from over 1,600 (Note 2) attractive local governments. Even first-time customers can use the service with peace of mind, as it provides one-stop service from application to donation payment and management. In addition to using Ponta points and au Easy Payment to pay for donations, you can also save money by using the “Value Point Exchange” that increases your points by up to 1.5 times. *Value points exchange: Up to 1.5x points for au Smart Pass Premium members who made purchases of 1,000 yen or more in the previous month, 1.2x points for those with no purchase history, and 1.1x points for non-au Smart Pass Premium members. For more information, please check here (https://wowma.jp/event/ptexchg_potal/index.html). ■About the au Manekatsu Plan The au Manekatsu Plan is an au rate plan for
smartphones that offers discounts on the use of au’s financial services (au PAY Card, au PAY, au Jibun Bank, au Kabucom Securities). . Benefits of using the service include reward points for
communication charges and daily shopping, preferential interest rates on yen savings deposits, and reward points for investing in investment trusts through credit card payments. We support customers who want to start “monetary activities” to build assets such as. By entering the estimated usage amount for each service, you can simulate how much you will save with benefits. ■Features of “au PAY Card”
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The au PAY Card and au PAY Gold Card (Note 3) can be used for a wide range of purposes such as daily shopping and paying utility bills, and you will receive 1 point for every 100 yen spent using the card. . Ponta points accumulated through usage can be used to charge your au PAY balance or apply to your credit card bill. Additionally, when you use the au PAY Gold Card to pay for communication charges for au’s smartphone rate plan “au Manekatsu Plan,” provided by KDDI, we offer the benefit of an additional point return rate. This credit card pursues benefits for customers from both a financial perspective. (Note 1) Hometown tax is a system in which when you donate to a local government you want to support, the amount exceeding 2,000 yen is deducted from your income tax or resident tax. (Note 2) As of April 1, 2024. (Note 3) There is no annual fee for the au PAY Card. However, if you do not have a contract for an au mobile phone (smartphone, tablet, mobile phone, Wi-Fi router, etc.), au Hikari, au Hikari Chura, UQ mobile, or povo that is linked to the au ID registered on your au PAY card, Additionally, if you do not use the card for one year (various fees such as ETC issuance fees, usage statement sending fees, and late fees are not included in usage), an annual fee of 1,375 yen will be charged. The au PAY Gold Card has an annual fee of 11,000 yen. *All amounts listed include tax unless otherwise stated.
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