BOOKKEEPING TIPS:
Returned checks. When the bank notifies
you that it is returning a customer’s check for NSF (not sufficient funds),
debit the customer’s account immediately—even if you plan to redeposit the
check the same day. For good internal controls, instruct your bank to address
all returned checks to someone other than you—possibly the owner or a senior
manager. This can protect you if an employee tries to use fictitious checks to
cover temporary shortages.
Postdated checks. If a customer gives you
postdated checks, treat them as a note receivable. In other words,
debit it to Notes Receivable, not to Cash. On the date written on the check,
deposit it to your firm’s account, debiting Cash and crediting Notes
Receivable.
Caution: Unless you know that a customer is currently (not
last month or last year) in strong financial shape, do not accept a
postdated check.
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