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Balancing a Checkbook. Or How you, too, can avoid Overdraught Charges!!. GATHER YOUR MATERIALS BEFORE YOU START. Get your statement. Your CALCULATOR. An Eraser. Your Pencil. Your Check Register. ALL Your Statement’s: Cleared Check numbers and amounts
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Balancing a Checkbook Or How you, too, can avoid Overdraught Charges!!
GATHER YOUR MATERIALS BEFORE YOU START Get your statement Your CALCULATOR An Eraser Your Pencil Your Check Register
ALL Your Statement’s: Cleared Check numbers and amounts Cleared Deposit dates and amounts Cleared Withdrawal dates and amounts To ALL Your Register’s: Check numbers and amounts Deposit dates and amounts Withdrawal dates and amounts CAREFULLYCOMPARE http://www.usu.edu/arc/idea_sheets/checking.htm
What is now left over is NOT CLEARED!!! THE LEFT OVER OR THE NOT CLEARED CHECKS THIS IS WHAT WE NOW WORK WITH ON THE BACK OF THE STATEMENT
Carefully and accurately enter onto the back of the Statement • All uncleared check numbers and the amount of the check in the proper columns • All uncleared deposits in the proper column for totals • The ending balance from the front of the Statement in the totals column
With the ending balance on the top add the total of uncleared deposits subtract the total of uncleared checks Which equals The Balance According to the Statement Or The reconciliated balance of your checkbook statement
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