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Providing Bobcat Cash

Auxiliary Services can assist departments with adding Bobcat Cash to a current OHIO student, faculty or staff member's Bobcat Cash account. In order to do so, the Department must provide the following information to Auxiliary Services by emailing BobcatCash@ohio.edu and copying the payroll office at howarde1@ohio.edu:

  • Create an excel sheet with the following information for each deposit:
    • Recipient Last Name
    • Recipient First Name
    • Recipient Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ ID
    • Recipient PID
    • Employee ID (if recipient is an employee - including student employees)
    • Deposit Amount
    • Award Description
    • Departmental Account number to be billed
  • All Bobcat Cash deposits made to a customer account by the University are taxable income for the recipient. If the recipient is an employee of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University, even if the deposit of Bobcat Cash is not related to their employment, the Payroll office must withhold the appropriate income tax for the deposit.
  • It is the responsibility of the department requesting the Bobcat Cash deposit to make sure that all necessary tax compliance reporting is completed. If Bobcat Cash is issued to non-employees, the department should notify Accounts Payable at mitchep2@ohio.edu, who tracks the value of awards provided to non-employees to ensure IRS regulations related to the issuance of 1099's are followed.

Accepting Bobcat Cash as Form of Payment

University departments that are interested in accepting Bobcat Cash as a form of payment should contact Auxiliary Services at BobcatCash@ohio.edu to discuss the options.

In general, departments who accept Bobcat Cash are responsible for paying for the purchase of any needed equipment, as well as a percentage fee on all transactions to support the overall costs and operations of the campus transaction and payment system.