What is a rubber check? A rubber check is a check that is not paid (or honored) by the bank on which it is drawn. The reason the check is not paid is the maker’s account had insufficient funds or not sufficient funds...
What is a rubber check? A rubber check is a check that is not paid (or honored) by the bank on which it is drawn. The reason the check is not paid is the maker’s account had insufficient funds or not sufficient funds...
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A check often referred to as an NSF check, a rubber check, or a check that bounced. It is a check that was not paid by the bank of the issuer (writer) of the check because the checking account of the issuer did not have...
. The check being returned as not sufficient funds is also referred to as a returned check, a bank return item, a check that bounced, or a rubber check since it was bounced back to the payee by the bank on which the...
books This is the balance in the company’s general ledger account. Mark as wrong Mark as right insufficient funds (or) not sufficient funds (or) NSF This term is often the reason for a check to be returned by the bank...
did not have a sufficient balance. (NSF is the acronym for not sufficient funds.) An NSF check is also referred to as a “rubber check” since the check is said to have “bounced.” An NSF check that was deposited...
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for deposit to account #xxxx followed by the payee’s signature. Many companies endorse checks by using a rubber stamp containing this restriction. Another example of a restrictive endorsement is Pay to the order of...
the banking system and eventually the bank of the payee will take the amount of the check from the payee’s checking account. The payee will in turn reinstate the liability amount owed to it by Company X. In essence...
What is a voided check? A voided check is a check written or partially written but then canceled or deleted by the maker of the check. The notation of “void” is used because checks are prenumbered for control...
A check that is not paid by the bank on which it is written (drawn). Often the reason a check is not paid is that the account on which the check was drawn did not have a sufficient balance. In that case the check is...
What is a blank check? Definition of Blank Check A blank check often refers to a check that has been signed by an authorized check signer without completing the other information (date, payee, amount). A blank check...
What is an outstanding check? Definition of Outstanding Check An outstanding check is a check that a company has issued and recorded in its general ledger accounts, but the check has not yet cleared the bank account on...
A check that has been issued but has not yet been paid by the bank on which it is drawn. An uncleared check is also known as an outstanding check.
A check bearing a date in the future. The company receiving such a check should not report the check as cash until the date of the check.
A fee for the printing of checks ordered by a company. Often the amount is deducted automatically from a company’s checking account by the company that printed the checks.
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What is an unpresented check? An unpresented check is a check written by a company and entered in its records, but the check has not yet cleared the company’s checking account. In other words, the check has not yet...
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A check drawn on a bank. A cashier’s check leaves no doubt that the funds represented by the check are real. A bank money order or a certified check would also assure the payee that the funds are in the bank.
What is a post-dated check? Definition of a Post-dated Check A post-dated check (or post-dated cheque) is a check written with a future date. In other words, the date that appears on the check is after the date when the...
Is a postdated check considered to be currency? A postdated check—a check with a date that is later than the current date—is not considered to be currency. Further, the postdated check should not be reported as part...
What is an unpresented cheque or check and does it require an adjustment to the balance sheet? Definition of Unpresented Cheque or Check An unpresented cheque is a check that a company has written, but the check has not...
How do I write off old outstanding checks? Definition of an Old Outstanding Check We will assume that an outstanding check has appeared on the outstanding check list that is part of the company’s bank reconciliation...
What adjustment is needed when a check that was written in a previous month appears on the current month's bank statement? A check written in any previous month but not appearing on previous bank statements, should...
In a bank reconciliation, what happens to the outstanding checks of the previous month? Definition of Outstanding Checks Outstanding checks are checks written by a company, but the checks have not cleared the bank...
How do you record a return deposit item on a bank statement? Definition of Return Deposit Item A return deposit item is usually a customer’s check that was part of a company’s bank deposit. When the company’s bank...
What is an uncleared cheque? Definition of Uncleared Cheque An uncleared cheque is a cheque (check) that has been written and recorded in the payer’s records, but has not yet been paid by the bank on which it is drawn....
How do you record a check that clears the bank months after it was voided? Since you had voided the check months earlier, your general ledger no longer reflects 1) the original credit to the cash account, and 2) the...
What is float? Definition of Float In accounting and bookkeeping, float is the time between the writing of a check and the time that the check clears the bank account on which it is drawn. Examples of Float Payer...
What is a blank endorsement? In the case of a check payable to John Smith (the payee), a blank endorsement would be the signature of John Smith on the back side of the check without any other words above or below his...
How do you treat voided checks on the bank reconciliation? Definition of Voided Check on Bank Reconciliation If a check was voided in the current month but was written in the previous month and appeared on the previous...
or Practice Quiz for this topic. For more insight regarding a specific question, use the search box at the top of the page. 1. A check that has been written and recorded in the general ledger Cash account, but has not...
The bank account on which checks are written or drawn. A bank refers to checking accounts as demand deposits.
Checks received from customers and others that are not yet deposited into a bank account. Undeposited checks which are not postdated are reported as part of a company’s cash.
What is a checking account? Definition of Checking Account A checking account is a bank account in which a company deposits money and can subsequently withdraw the money by writing a check, using a debit card, arranging...
Checks which have been written, but have not yet cleared the bank on which they were drawn. In the bank reconciliation, outstanding checks are deducted from the balance per bank. To learn more, see Explanation of Bank...
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