Plaid Ca$h For University Departments

Depositing Plaid Ca$h into Student Accounts or for Conferences

Some departments run special programs or conferences and they want to make a Plaid Ca$h deposit onto the accounts for the participants in lieu of providing a per diem for things such as meals or supplies. To make a request to deposit Plaid Ca$h onto a student or conference attendees card contact ID Card Services in The HUB at extension 8-2945 (e-mail idplus@andrew.cmu.edu). If you are working with Conference & Events Services to help host your conference, please contact them to request Plaid Ca$h as an option for your conference.

Departments are welcome and encouraged to utilize Plaid Ca$h as a method of payment, as long as the participants in the program are not employed by the university in any of the following capacities: Full or part time staff, faculty, graduate students who are on the university payroll, federal work study students, etc. When Plaid Ca$h is purchased by a department for existing faculty or staff, the deposit amount is considered taxable income and thus the university would have to calculate the income taxes on the amount of the Plaid Ca$h provided and withhold the applicable amount from the faculty or staff paycheck.

Purchasing Printing and Copying Funds

Some departments have employees that make use of the public printing and copying resources around campus that require payment via Plaid Ca$h.  ID Card Services allows departments to purchase either a separate Plaid Ca$h Card for this purpose or allows the department to deposit Plaid Ca$h funds onto an individual ID Card. Calculation of taxation is not applicable in this situation, as the funds deposited may only be used for printing and copying purposes. To request either a Plaid Ca$h Card or to have print and copy funds deposited into an individual account, the department must complete the Department Plaid Ca$h Request form and send it to ID Card Services in The HUB, Lower Level, Warner Hall, either via fax (8-8084), e-mail: idplus@andrew.cmu.edu, campus mail, or in person.  Please allow at least 1-2 business days if a new Plaid Ca$h Card is being requested.