The T&H Card is available to all Iowa State University faculty, staff and graduate assistants with the approval of the cardholder’s manager and the department’s cost center manager. To apply for a card, please reference the Knowledge Base Article.

If the supplier asks for the statement or billing address, it is generally the cardholder’s office address including room, building, and street. Contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu for specific information.  

Cardholders will receive weekly notifications in Workday, every Monday, if they have expense transactions not yet processed. Cardholders can also go to the expenses application, then under “view” go to “expense transactions”. Below are two knowledge base article on how to fill out expense reports and how to view your card transactions within Workday. If you have any other questions please contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu. 

• Create Expense Report and/or Verify T&H Card Transactions (Knowledge Base Article)
• ISU My Card Transactions (Knowledge Base Article)

It is the responsibility of each cardholder and their procurement and expense specialists to attach legible, itemized receipts to T&H Card transactions for all hospitality, lodging, airfare, all purchases on behalf of others, and all expenses over $75, when processing the expense report in Workday. If the cardholder is unable to provide an original receipt, please fill out the Certificate of Missing Receipt form. You will need to document your effort to obtain a receipt and get your department chair’s signature. You will then upload it with your expense report in the attachments section.

It is the cardholder’s responsibility, within thirty days of the transaction posting to Workday, to attach legible, itemized receipts (when required) and enter the business purpose, Worktag(s), and transaction description information to the expense report for their transactions, OR to provide that information to their procurement and expense specialists (PES) at finance_delivery@iastate.edu.  Failure to enter or provide this information within thirty days of the post date will be grounds for suspension of card privileges.

Weekly reminder messages will be sent by e-mail to cardholders, identifying T&H Card transactions that have not been processed on an expense report.  Cardholders may review their transactions via the report ISU My Card Transactions within Workday.

Cardholders who have extenuating circumstances or supplier issues that preclude them from completing the transaction verification should contact Procurement Services (cardservices@iastate.edu) for assistance.  

You can contact your PES at finance_delivery@iastate.edu to help complete your expense reports. You can identify your PES team at the Finance Service Delivery directory.   

Make sure that the amount of your purchase is not above your transaction limit, you have not exceeded the monthly cycle limit for your card (remember that the cycle begins on the 12th of the month), and the payment information has been entered correctly. If the transaction falls within your limits, the charge may be declined because the supplier's Merchant Commodity Code is blocked on your card, or the bank has identified the transaction as potentially fraudulent. Contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu for assistance.  

Cardholder’s can request sales tax exemption for hospitality purchases at local restaurants and general merchants.  The university is not exempt from hotels/motels or airline tax. 

We recommend cardholders purchase airfare through the contracted travel agencies or directly through the airlines.  

Yes, you are able to book travel for others, whether it be guests to the university or other employees of the university.

If securing lodging within the State of Iowa, the provider must be verified through the Iowa Office to Combat Human Trafficking Website.

If you are booking hotels for others be sure to state the card is only to be charged for the room and additional charges will need to be on a separate card. 

Please be aware that hotels and car rentals usually want the card used for booking to be present at the time of check-in. 

For instructions on setting up a profile, please visit the travel agencies' contract pages. If you have any further travel questions or need assistance with creating an account please contact Elisabeth Lunaburg, our travel procurement agent, at 515-294-1857 or at lunaburg@iastate.edu.  

The Travel and Hospitality Card has corporate or travel written on it, whereas the Purchasing Card has purchasing written on it. 

When you are planning to use your T&H Card while on international travel a PIN number may be needed at the point of sale.  If you did not request a PIN at the time of card activation, you can request one online by going to usbank.com and following these instructions. For any further questions, please contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu.  

No, it isn't required to notify the bank when you travel out of the country. If you notify them, your card is less likely to be flagged for fraud at point of sale. The bank’s fraud software is automated so they do not have someone looking at the alerts that could be placed on your account. If you are able to, but it will not prevent your card from getting blocked if a transaction looks suspicious. If you are experiencing a decline please contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu.  

Yes, we have found that Visa credit cards are accepted at most places throughout the world. Please contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu if you are having problems with a foreign supplier.  

If you have a transaction against which you will receive full or partial credit, the cardholder or the procurement and expense specialist will need to process the credit the same way the original transaction was processed.  The same Worktag and spend category should be used on both the original transaction and the credit transaction.  

If you cannot identify the supplier or the transaction, contact the Card Services Team at 515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu for assistance. 

Unauthorized transactions to unknown suppliers should be immediately reported to the Card Services Team (515-294-7024 or cardservices@iastate.edu).  If transactions are determined to be fraudulent, the Card Services Team will notify U.S. Bank fraud prevention.   

For unrecognized or incorrect transactions, the cardholder should first seek resolution with the supplier. If resolution cannot be achieved with the supplier, the cardholder shall contact the Card Services Team within 30 days of the post date with supporting information.  The Card Services Team will investigate the transaction and, if appropriate, initiate a dispute through U.S. Bank.  Once the charge is disputed, U.S. Bank will request documentation from the supplier and the cardholder.  If the supplier fails to provide suitable documentation supporting the charge, the disputed amount will be credited back to the cardholder’s account. 

Transactions sixty (60) days past the cycle date cannot be reported as fraudulent or be disputed with U.S. Bank, and will be the responsibility of the cardholder’s department. 

Fraud usually involves a deliberate action on the part of an often unknown third party.  Disputes normally arise from billing problems with a supplier with which the cardholder has done legitimate business: double billing, over-billing, billing for goods not received, and problems with issuing credits.  Keep in mind that when a transaction posts to Workday, the supplier has already been paid.  Delaying the processing of expense reports in Workday does not withhold payment to the supplier.