Checks

[David Carlson]

On 2/11/2014 2:39 PM, Gregory Forster wrote:
> Whew!  I have to thank you for the resource of where to look. However,
> I have to strongly disagree with your first paragraph though.  For the
> most part, personal checks either have a register, or have duplicates,
> or both.  I understand many now are just checking with the bank as far
> as how much they have in their account without regard to any proper
> record keeping.  As far as business checks are concerned, older or
> smaller businesses that use accounting services have to have check
> stubs.  I've been a bookkeeper at a CPA firm and accountant for many
> years.  Check stubs are the most popular method of properly coding and
> inputting expenditures.  Companies that can afford to have their own
> computerized accounting system integrated with AP, Payroll and other
> account withdrawals technically may not need a physical form of
> recording expenditures, however having a hard copy paper backup is
> always recommended if not too cumbersome. I realize that as technology
> is greatly enhanced as time progresses, newer methods may be used. 
> We've had several clients providing their expenditures on spreadsheets
> via USB flash drives. That really was not cost efficient.  Maybe I'm
> just too old fashioned.
>
> Greg
>
> On 2/10/2014 8:09 PM, David Carlson wrote:
>> On 2/10/2014 5:54 PM, Gregory Forster wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>      I usually try to help.  This time, I need the help. Creating
>>> checks, I like the Quicken with side stub,  however even if that
>>> doesn't line up correctly, it is suggested to custom format the
>>> checks.  Don't you then lose the check stub info?  Even when you
>>> custom format checks, where is the ability to create a check stub with
>>> payee, date and amount info?  It seems that creating a custom format
>>> check does not provide ability to print stub info.
>>>
>>> Greg
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>> Generally, in the U. S., anyway, personal checks do not have stubs.
>> When business checks do have stubs, it is for the payee, not for the
>> payor.  The payor has all the information resident in his data file, and
>> no data is lost when there is no stub.
>>
>> If you want to use a blank check form that has a stub, then you need to
>> put those fields into your custom format, and as I recall, that is
>> possible, and here is the detail information on how to do that.
>> <http://www.gnucash.org/docs/v2.6/C/gnucash-guide/check_format_info.html>.
>>
>>
>> David C
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Since you were asking about printing checks from GnuCash, I assumed that
you had already entered the transaction(s) there and did not need more
paper cluttering up your office.

David C