How to Write a Check - Time to Prepare

A check is a financial document that typically gets written when one party makes a payment to another. This transaction record needs to be verified by the bank, which means it will either remain on their records or they’ll have an account of who wrote it and whom it was for.

The “how to write a check with cents” is a tutorial on how to write a check. The article also includes information on what the different denominations are, and how to make sure your check is legitimate.

We went out for lunch the other day with a buddy who was treating us. She took out her checkbook and began writing a check when it was time to pay the bill. “My credit card’s chip is damaged, and I just have my checkbook,” she stated. Kate and I both offered to cover the bill, but she refused.

The waiter returned to collect the bill. He was a young man at the time. Probably around twenty. Inquisitive, he examined the check.

“What is this?” says the narrator.

My pal said, “A check.”

“Oh, yes,” said the waiter, nervously.

He walked away to meet with his boss, but returned a moment later.

“Unfortunately, we do not take checks.” That should have been obvious to me. But, since I’d never seen checks before, it threw me off surprise at first. “I guess I’ve only ever written one in my whole life,” the waiter said, laughing sheepishly.

Despite the fact that Kate and I ended up picking up the tab, the experience made me think that, as basic as it may seem to us older folks, there are probably a lot of young men out there who haven’t written a single check, thanks to the proliferation of debit and credit cards, as well as easy-pay apps like PayPal and Venmo (which you can now even use at some retail establishments).

While checks are increasingly being refused as a means of payment at venues such as the restaurant where we dined, the necessity to write one nevertheless arises from time to time.

My kid, for example, is raising funds for Cub Scouts by selling popcorn. They only take checks and do not accept credit cards or cash.

I also write checks for my firm on a regular basis. Despite the availability of internet payment options, many businesses prefer to be paid by paper check for accounting reasons. Furthermore, if you own a company, you’ll often make payments that surpass your card’s daily transaction limit. This is not an issue with a paper check.

There’s a potential that young guys venturing out on their own may have to pay the security deposit/first month’s rent on their first apartment using a check.

Because checks are still used in everyday life, but only on a very rare basis, it’s simple to make a mistake while writing one. Here are the six simple procedures to properly executing checks for those young gentlemen who haven’t written many, if any, checks in their lives:

1) Make a date on your check. It should be the date on which you write and sign your cheque. You may have heard that you may post-date a check by putting a future date on the date line to prevent the payee from depositing or cashing it until that time. This is what you’d do if you don’t have enough money in your bank account to pay the check on the day it’s due, but you will on the due date. This works in other nations, but not in the United States. A post-dated cheque may still be cashed in an American bank. If it bounces, you’ve written a “hot check,” which is illegal in most jurisdictions.

To summarize, never write a check if you are certain that you have the cash in your account to pay it.

2) Next to “Pay to the order of,” write the name of the person or firm you’re paying. Make sure the name is accurate and readable. If it isn’t, the individual or corporation may be unable to cash it.

3) Write the check’s amount in numeric format. You should begin by moving as far to the left as feasible. This eliminates the possibility of someone sneaking in an additional number or two.

4) Write the check’s total amount in words. You may use words for the cents section, exactly as you did for the dollar part, or a fraction with 100 as the denominator. Make sure the amount printed down corresponds to the numeric amount. If it doesn’t, the check will be unable to be cashed or deposited by the payee.

5) Put your signature on the cheque. Put your John Hancock on it.

6) Use the memo to jot down a brief description of the check. This is usually an afterthought, but it helps in accounting. Companies often request that you enter the invoice number on the memo line when paying a bill or invoice. You must provide your Social Security Number if you pay your tax bill with a cheque.

That’s how to write a check, young gentlemen. You’re on your own if you need the usage of a pager, fax machine, or CD player.

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