Plaid Ca$h For University Departments

Departments Who Wish to Deposit Plaid Ca$h onto 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 the Card Office at extension 8-5224 (email idplus@andrew.cmu.edu).  If you are working with Conferences and Events Services to help you host your conference please contact them to request Plaid Ca$h as an option for your conference.

Departments are welcome and encouraged to do this as long as the participants in the program are not employed by the university or at least by the department as any of the following:  full or part time staff, faculty, graduate students who are on the university payroll, workstudy students, etc.  The reason for this limitation is that Plaid Ca$h when purchased by a department for someone that they employ is considered taxable income and thus the university would have to calculate the income taxes on the amount of the Plaid Ca$h provided and withhold that from their paycheck.

Departments Who Wish to Purchase 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$h.  The card office allows departments to purchase either a separate "Plaid Ca$h Card" for this purpose or allows the department to deposit Plaid Ca$h funds onto an individuals ID+ Card.  For this purpose the department does not have to worry about taxable income considerations as these deposits are limited in that they may only be used for printing and copying purposes.  To request either a Plaid Ca$h Card or to have print and copy funds deposited onto an individuals account the department must complete the Department Plaid Ca$h Request Form and send it to the card office either via fax (8-5310), via e-mail at idplus@andrew.cmu.edu, via campus mail, or in person.  Please allow at least 1-2 business days for the Card Office to create the card if a Plaid Ca$h Card is being requested.