https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Deposit-hold/m-p/380430#M39029 <P><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/460103">@AZPaddleJunkie</a>&nbsp;I spent a little time researching other threads on this subject. &nbsp;From what I gather, there is no “refundable deposit” mechanism in Square, yet. &nbsp;Here’s a rather long thread, and there are others if you search for “refundable deposit” —&nbsp;<A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Point-of-Sale-app/Beating-a-Dead-Horse-but-it-needs-to-be-Preauthorization/idi-p/354899/page/41" target="_blank">https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Point-of-Sale-app/Beating-a-Dead-Horse-but-it-needs-to-be-Preauthorization/idi-p/354899/page/41</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The upshot of my research is that you will need to separately charge the customer for the deposit, then refund it if everything is returned without damage. &nbsp;Also, you didn’t ask, but it might help to know that Square does not “ding” sellers who have such refund activity. &nbsp;Some merchants do, but they don’t seem to hold that against you, probably because of this issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sorry I don’t have better news.</P> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:42:26 GMT TheRealChipA 2022-07-12T22:42:26Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Deposit-hold/m-p/380361#M39028 <P>I own a kayak and paddle board rental business. I require a $60 deposit in case of any damage to my rentals. Is there a way to hold this charge without actually charging my customers cards? That way I can release this payment back to them without waiting the 2 to 7 business days for a refund of the charge?&nbsp;</P> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:25:01 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Deposit-hold/m-p/380361#M39028 AZPaddleJunkie 2025-09-21T06:25:01Z https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Deposit-hold/m-p/380430#M39029 <P><a href="https://community.squareup.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/460103">@AZPaddleJunkie</a>&nbsp;I spent a little time researching other threads on this subject. &nbsp;From what I gather, there is no “refundable deposit” mechanism in Square, yet. &nbsp;Here’s a rather long thread, and there are others if you search for “refundable deposit” —&nbsp;<A href="https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Point-of-Sale-app/Beating-a-Dead-Horse-but-it-needs-to-be-Preauthorization/idi-p/354899/page/41" target="_blank">https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/Square-Point-of-Sale-app/Beating-a-Dead-Horse-but-it-needs-to-be-Preauthorization/idi-p/354899/page/41</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The upshot of my research is that you will need to separately charge the customer for the deposit, then refund it if everything is returned without damage. &nbsp;Also, you didn’t ask, but it might help to know that Square does not “ding” sellers who have such refund activity. &nbsp;Some merchants do, but they don’t seem to hold that against you, probably because of this issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sorry I don’t have better news.</P> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 22:42:26 GMT https://community.squareup.com/t5/Payments-Troubleshooting/Deposit-hold/m-p/380430#M39029 TheRealChipA 2022-07-12T22:42:26Z