Comments on: How to Write a Check

on 5/23/2008 Shouldn't step 4 be rephrased this way:

"Print the dollar amount in capital letters. Printing is more difficult to alter than handwriting. Beginning at the far left, print the amount and draw a line to the right of the last word. Then, at far right, record the cents as a fraction of 100. If no cents are involved in the transaction, record "NO/100." "

on 5/23/2008 Shouldn't step 4 be rephrased this way:

"Print the dollar amount in capital letters. Printing is more difficult to alter than handwriting. Beginning at the far left, print the amount and draw a line to the right of the last word. Then, at far right, record the cents as a fraction of 100. If no cents are involved in the transaction, record "NO/100." "

on 12/18/2007 THANKS THANKS A MILLION TIME. EVEN MARINE CAN BE RETARDED ^^.

on 12/18/2007 Oh ****... Now I know what I am doing wrong. I am always wondering, why my checks get send back to me :-/

Thanks guys!!!!

on 6/19/2007 This article did not address what to do with the "For" field at the bottom left of the check. Isn't "For" the person who you are giving the check to? Shouldn't you write the same thing as "Pay to" there? Also, I have been told that it sometimes matters what you put in the "For" field so that the other person knows what the check is for. What do I do there?

(BTW: I had an account with this website, and it suddenly got deleted, and I had to recreate it all over again. WTH?)

on 2/7/2007 What about predating a check? Suppose the check is due on the 1st of the month yet you cant write it until the 7th of the month. What is the legal date to put and why?

on 4/19/2008 one thousand three hundred two and 50/100

on 12/27/2007 need to write a check for 1302.50
how do I put this in writing

on 4/19/2008 Make sure (if you can) to write a check in a felt-tip pen. I remember watching a program that said a regular ballpoint pen can be washed off the check, while felt bleeds into the paper, thus preventing fraud.

on 11/22/2005 For as long as I can remember, I have always written my checks differently, without any problems. In the numerical amount box, I always end the figures with /- (slash, dash) so that additional numbers cannot be added (ex. $123.45/-).

For the same amount in words, I use all words only, including the fractional part. Ex. One hundred twenty three point four-five.

on 4/19/2008 Most people think that if a check is lost, it can't be cashed after 30-60 days. Wrong! In most states a check is valid for an entire year!! You need to check with your specific state to see what it is for that state.

on 4/19/2008 Remember, when writing a check that, no matter how you do it, "post-dating" a check is illegal. And, most banks have policies that, no matter what date is on a check, it can be cashed. Check kiting is punishable by law.

on 4/19/2008 If someone needs a check by a certain date like 9/25/00 and it is 9/20/00 and you will not have any money in the bank until 9/26/00, then on the barcode at the bottom of tne check poke holes in it so that it will have to be hand-sorted instead of machine.