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7 PRACTICAL GUIDES

Writing, depositing & records, understood.

Write, void, endorse, deposit and record checks correctly, including cents, stale dates, mobile deposit rules and balancing your checkbook.

Start with How to write a check: a step by step guide with examples, the overview for this topic. Each guide after it answers a separate buying, preparation or troubleshooting question.

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Writing, depositing & records · 6 MIN READ

How to write a check: a step by step guide with examples

How to write a check in six steps: date, payee, amount in numbers, amount in words, memo and signature, with worked examples, common mistakes and a register.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

How to write a check with cents (and amounts under a dollar)

How to write a check with cents: write dollars in words, then cents as a fraction over 100, like 50/100. Examples for round, odd and under a dollar amounts.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

How to void a check for direct deposit or a mistake

To void a check, write VOID in large letters across the front in ink without covering the numbers at the bottom, then record it. Plus direct deposit options.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

How to endorse a check: blank, restrictive and mobile deposit

How to endorse a check: sign the back inside the endorsement area, add For deposit only for safety, and use your bank's wording for mobile deposit.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

How long is a check good for? Stale dates and void after notices

Most personal and business checks are good for six months, after which banks may refuse them. Rules for void after notices, cashier's and Treasury checks.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

How to balance a checkbook and keep a check register

How to balance a checkbook: record every transaction in a register, then match it to your statement, list outstanding items and fix differences.

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Writing, depositing & records · 5 MIN READ

Mobile check deposit: limits, holds and the paper check

How mobile check deposit works: endorsement wording, deposit limits, how long funds can be held, and how long to keep the paper check before shredding it.

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