1. Checking Account Register
Place to record all monetary transactions for a checking account
Deposits, checks, ATM use, debit card purchases, additional bank fees
Used to keep a running balance of the account
Remember
Record every transaction!

2. Check Register
Date
The date the check was written or transaction was made

3. Check Register
Number
The number of the written check; if a debit card or ATM was used, write DC or ATM

4. Check Register Description of Transaction
Description of Transaction
The person/business the check was written to or where the debit card was used
Gray line can be used to write the memo

5. Check Register Payment/Debit(-) Amount of the transaction
Payment/Debit(-)
Amount of the transaction
Deducted from the balance

6. Check Register
√ T
A box used to track whether the check has cleared on the monthly bank statement when reconciling at the end of each month

7. Check Register Fee (if any) Any extra fees charged to the account
Fee (if any)
Any extra fees charged to the account
Listed on the bank statement

8. Check Register Balance The running total of the checking account 15 78 $
Balance
The running total of the checking account
Calculated by adding or subtracting each transaction
Keep this updated

9. Check Register Date The date the deposit was made 419 01 15 78 15 78 $
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Date
The date the deposit was made

10. Check Register 15 78 $
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DEP
Number
For a deposit, there isn’t a number, therefore, just write DEP

11. Check Register Description of Transaction Write deposit on that line 15 78 $
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DEP
Deposit
Reimbursement
Description of Transaction
Write deposit on that line
Gray line can be used to write the memo

12. Check Register Deposit/Credit(+) Amount of the deposit or credit 15 78 $
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DEP
Deposit $
Reimbursement
Deposit/Credit(+)
Amount of the deposit or credit
Added from the balance

13. Check Register Balance The running total of the checking account 15 78 $
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DEP
Deposit $ $
Reimbursement $
Balance
The running total of the checking account
Calculated by adding or subtracting each transaction
Keep this updated

14. Finish the check Register Record the last 3 transactions