yes because you will need it just incase there is a cheque bounce and if you are not sure which will help you remember ther day you sent it and the day they should have recieved it, (sham'z wave)
Pay by check on the dates the payments are due and make certain they are in the correct amounts. Maintain a hard copy record of your cancelled checks. If it comes out of your paycheck then keep copies of your paycheck stubs in a safe place. Do not pay in cash.
I used http://www.IncomeDocument.com to print pay check stubs w2 form and 1099 IRS income tax forms for year 2009! After you get your W2, check to make sure it all adds up, afterwards if it does then shred your paycheck stubs, if not demand the W2 fixed.
Most checks become stale dated (meaning they cannot be negotiated) after six months. Some checks, especially business checks and U.S. Treasury checks, have a longer life of up to one year. And some checks, which would specifically have a "VOID AFTER" or similar notice on the front, expire more quickly.
You need to get with your bank to see if they paid your checks or not. If they sent them back to the person who deposited the checks that you made out to them they will be at that person's office or business. You will receive a charge from your bank for bouncing the check and you will also get a bill from who you wrote the check to so you can pick up the bounced check. Some businesses don't keep their bounced checks they turn them over to a collection agency and then they will contact you. Hope this helps.
through checks and balance
Check numbers are located on the upper right hand side of a check. They are numbered in consecutive order and are used to keep track of which checks have been used and only also which checks have been processed by your bank.
You can do whatever you like about numbering your checks -- these numbers are entirely for your own benefit-- to help you keep track of your checks and perhaps help you identify a particular check if you want to stop payment , or to find a check you have written.
every time you use a check just in case
Duplicate checks are checks with a sheet of carbon paper behind each check. When you write a check it is duplicated onto the carbon paper that you keep in your checkbook. If you want a copy of what checks you've written to look back to later for proof, taxes, etc, then yes, you need them, otherwise no.
Generally, they aren't all that important....but keeping the current years, and maybe the year end one for each year, is a good system.
You write the date, check number, the place you wrote the check and the total. Then on the far right you deduct what you spent from what is in your account.
It's unclear what a business check card is. A business credit card though, it useful to use to keep track of business purchases versus personal spending.