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THEME2Part1BCheckWri4ng
HonorsPersonalFinance
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WhatisaCheck?• Pieceofpaperpre-printedwiththeaccountholder’s:– Name– Address– Financialins4tu4on– Iden4fica4onnumbers
• DATE:Includethemonth,day&yearyouarewri4ngthecheck.
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• PAYEE:Writethenameofthepersonorbusinessontheline,“Paytotheorderof.”
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Athle0cShoeCompany
• AMOUNTINNUMBERS:Writetheamountnumerically.
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Athle0cShoeCompany 55.63
• AMOUNTINWORDS:Writetheamountinwords.StartattheleS,writeanycentsasafrac4on,anddrawalineintheextraspace.
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Athle0cShoeCompany 55.63
Fi>y-Fiveand63/100--------------------------------------------
• SIGNATURE:Signallchecksthewayyousignthesignaturecard.
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Athle0cShoeCompany 55.63
Fi>y-Fiveand63/100--------------------------------------------
George Washington Doe!
• MEMO:Usethememoareatonotethereasonforthecheck.
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Athle0cShoeCompany 55.63
Fi>y-Fiveand63/100--------------------------------------------
George Washington Doe!RunningShoes
• ROUTINGNUMBERS:Thenine-digitstringofnumbersusedtoiden4fyyourbanktoprocessthetransac4on
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• ACCOUNTNUMBER:Thenumberusedtoiden4fyyouruniqueaccountwithinthebank.
• CHECKNUMBER:Thenumberusedtoiden4fyaspecificcheckwithinthesequenceoftheregister.
• BLANKENDORSEMENT:SignyournamethesamewayitiswriYenonthefrontofthecheck.
George W. Doe!
– Onceacheckhasclearedthebankitbecomesacanceledcheck.
Comple4ngaCheckbookLedgerorCheckregister
• Date-ThedatethecheckwaswriYenortransac4onwasmade
• Number-Thenumberofthecheck;ifadebitcardorATMwasused,writeDCorATM
• Descrip4onofTransac4on-Theperson/businessthecheckwaswriYentoorwheredebitcardwasused
• Descrip4onofTransac4on-Graylinecanbeusedtowritethememo
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• Payment/Debit(-)-Amountofthetransac4ondeductedfromthebalance
• Deposit/Credit(+)-Amountofthetransac4onaddedtothebalance
• √ T- √boxtotrackwhetherthecheckhasclearedonthemonthlybankstatement
• Fee(ifany)-Anyextrafeeschargedtotheaccount
• Balance-Therunningtotalofthecheckingaccount HowtoFilloutaDepositSlip.
DepositslipContainstheaccountholder’saccount
numberandallowsmoney(cashorcheck)tobedepositedintothe
correctaccountLocatedinthebackofthecheckbook
¡ Date - The date the deposit is being made
¡ Signature Line - Sign this line to receive cash back
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¡ Cash - The total amount of cash being deposited
¡ Checks - List each check individually
¡ Checks l If more checks are being deposited than number of spaces on the front, use the back
¡ Total from Other Side - The total amount from all checks listed on the back
¡ Subtotal - The total amount of cash and checks
¡ Less Cash Received - The amount of cash being received
¡ Net Deposit - The amount being deposited into the account
Bank Statement
willlist:– Deposits,Interest,Fees– ChecksyouhavewriYen– ATM&Debitcardcharges
BankStatement-bank’smonthlysummaryofdeposits,withdrawals,charges,andcurrentbalance.
Bank Statement
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