1. Check Writing
All About Checks

2. What is a check?
When opening a checking account at a financial institution the customer enters into a contractual agreement that allows the customer to deposit money in the bank and to write checks on that account.
The financial institution agrees to maintain the account, provide records, and honor checks. Checks are safe, convenient, and provide a receipt for proof of payment.

3. Why is writing checks important?
Why would you want to use a check instead of cash?
What do people buy or pay with checks?

4. Deposit slips What is a deposit slip? Why do you use a deposit slip?
To fill out a deposit slip you would fill in the date and the amount of the deposit.

5. Writing a check Write today’s date
Pay to the order…(name of person, company you are paying)
Amount of check in numerical numbers
Amount of check in written words
Signature
Memo / for …what is the check for? Or the purpose of the check

6. Bank Statement What is a bank statement
Why is it important to reconcile your bank statement total with your total in your check register?

7. Check Writing
Checks include the following information:

8. Check Writing
DATE: Include the month, day and year you are writing the check.

9. Check Writing
PAYEE: Write the name of the person or business on the line, “Pay to the order of.”

10. Check Writing
AMOUNT IN NUMBERS: Write the amount of the check in numbers.

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AMOUNT IN WORDS: Write the amount of the check in words.

12. Check Writing
SIGNATURE: Sign all checks the way you sign the signature card.

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MEMO: Use the memo area to note the reason for the check.

14. Check Writing
ROUTING NUMBERS: The nine-digit string of numbers used to identify your bank to process the transaction

15. Check Writing
ACCOUNT NUMBER: The number used to identify your unique account within the bank.

16. Check Writing
CHECK NUMBER: The number used to identify a specific check within the sequence of the register. It usually includes 3 or 4 digits.

17. How to Write Checks: You should fill out the following 6 items.
Check Writing
How to Write Checks: You should fill out the following 6 items.

18. Check Writing
DATE: Include the month, day and year you are writing the check.
09/

19. Check Writing
PAYEE: Write the name of the person or business on the line, “Pay to the order of.”
09/
Athletic Shoe Company

20. Check Writing
AMOUNT IN NUMBERS: Write the amount of the check in numbers.
09/
Athletic Shoe Company
55.63

21. Check Writing
AMOUNT IN WORDS: Write the amount in words. Start at the left, write any cents as a fraction, and draw a line in the extra space.
09/
Athletic Shoe Company
55.63
Fifty-Five and 63/

22. Check Writing
SIGNATURE: Sign all checks the way you sign the signature card.
09/
Athletic Shoe Company
55.63
Fifty-Five and 63/
George Washington Doe

23. Check Writing
MEMO: Use the memo area to note the reason for the check.
09/
Athletic Shoe Company
55.63
Fifty-Five and 63/
Running Shoes
George Washington Doe

24. Check Writing
11 Rules About Checking

25. 11 Rules About Checking
Only write checks when you have enough money in your account.
Write checks legibly.
Write the check amount as far to the left as possible.
Always use a pen to write checks.

26. 11 Rules About Checking Don’t erase mistakes on a check.
Don’t sign blank checks.
Print the right date on a check.

27. 11 Rules About Checking 8) Always keep checks in a safe place.
9) Destroy voided or unused checks and deposit slips.
10) Record every transaction in the checkbook register.
11) Keep a running balance in the checkbook register.

28. Check register

29. Deposit slip

30. Check Writing
How to Cash a Check

31. How to Cash a Check
BLANK ENDORSEMENT: Sign your name the same way it is written on the front of the check.
George W. Doe

32. How to Cash a Check
SPECIAL ENDORSEMENT: Do this when you want to give someone else the money. Write “pay to the order of” and that person’s name. Then sign it. Now that person is the only one that can cash the check.
Pay to the order of
William J. Doe
George W. Doe