These discount networks are set up so that merchants can offer automatic discounts for people using certain cards, and in return, the card company promotes the stores who are participating in the discount program.
And American Express Card members can unlock even more deals by checking into participating dineLA restaurants via the social networking site Foursquare.
In 2003, following significant publicity regarding the use of foreign accounts and credit card arrangements by U.S taxpayers, the IRS offered significant penalty relief for taxpayers participating in the OVCI which coincided with strong tax enforcement efforts under the OCCP.