All funds and plans purchased for use in the dining hall are for the personal use of the owner of the account or plan only and are non-transferable. The Food Services dining funds and plans cannot be used as a gift card or gift certificate. Except as otherwise expressly stated in these terms, all Food Services dining funds and plans are non-refundable and will expire at the earlier of the last day of enrollment or employment, as applicable, or the last day of the current semester.
Refund Policy:
All website purchases are considered to be final. Exceptions will be made for processing errors. All refunds for processing errors will be refunded to the credit card used for the purchase.
Voluntary RfoC. Meal Plan Memberships:
1. The refund will be based on usage. You will be charged for the number of days* the plan has been used minus taxes and a
$50 administration fees.
* Unlimited Freedom Plan is based on a daily rate of $15.40
2. The declining balance dollars will be treated as tax exempt dollars (see terms below).
Example:
Unlimited Freedom Plan, student pays $3580 tax free and comes with $300 DB.
- Student is on plan for 30 days and has spent $50 declining balance dollars.
Refund based on daily rate of $15.40 X 30 days = $462.00
- Tax paid on $462.00 = $60.06
- Tax paid on $50 = $6.50
- Refund Calculation = $3,580 - $462.00 (used amount) - $60.06 (taxes) - $50 (adm fee) - $50 DB - $6.50 (taxes) = total refund
of $2,951.44
Declining Balance Voluntary Meal Plan Memberships which are not tax exempt:
1. Meal Plans which are not tax exempt are refundable at anytime throughout the year. Refunds are ONLY given to the original
purchaser of the Meal Plan. Bonus dollars (if applicable) are non-refundable and cannot be applied to any refund/administration
charge. A $50 refund administration fee will also be charged before a refund will be issued. The Meal Plan Refund Request
form must be completed and signed before a refund can be granted.
2. Meal Plan dollars carryover to the next year, so any unused Meal Plan dollars can be used in the next academic year.
Declining Balance Voluntary Meal Plan Memberships which are tax exempt:
Memberships which are tax exempt are refundable with limitations. There are two types of refunds, during the period of a tax
exempt plan and at the end of the period of a tax exempt plan.
During the period of a tax exempt plan
These meal plans follow the same refund rules and process as non-tax exempt plans but also:
a. Before any refund can be issued you must pay taxes on all the dollars spent which you have received tax free status,
you will be taxed 13% on this amount.
b. Meal Plan Memberships purchased with the installment payment program will not receive a refund on the
administration fee charged in the first payment.
Example #1:
- $1990 tax free plan (has a 1 year tax free time period) you spend $500 of the plan within the first 2 months and want a refund.
- You will be charged the taxes at 13% of the money spent within the tax free period
$500 X 13% = $65
- You will also be charged a $50 administration fee
- Your total cost of the refund is $115
- Your total refund is $1990 - $500 (spent) - $115 (in taxes and fees) = $1375 refund
After the end of the period of a tax exempt plan
The dollars remaining on these Meal Plans follow the same refund rules and process as non-tax exempt plans.
Example #2:
- $550 tax free plan (has a 2 month tax free time period) you spend $300 of the plan within the first 2 months and $53.45 in the
third month (which was taxed at 13%) and want a refund of the remainder.
- You will be charged a $50 administration fee
- Your total cost of the refund is $50
- Your total refund is $550 - $300 -$53.45 (spent) - $50 (refund fee) = $146.55 refund
Note: Tax exempt meal plans do have a time limit ie. 1 or 2 months, 1 semester or 1 academic year. Depending on the plan
purchased the time granted for tax exempt status is set and once you pass the tax exempt period your plan is no longer tax
exempt and thus becomes taxable. You will not lose your remaining funds but anything purchased after the tax exempt period
will be taxed and the total for each additional purchase (tax included) will be subtracted from your remaining balance on your
Meal Plan until your dollars are depleted.
