first off, are you kidding me? give a cheque or find someone else - no one except you pays by cash. 2nd, many banks will not accept cheques made out to "cash". some might but its unlikely in this day and age. the only alternative is to draw cash from your credit card to the limit every day until you have enough.
Until six months after it is dated
If you take a cheque to your bank to pay it in, the bank will credit your account with the amount, but you will not be able to withdraw this amount until the bank has processed the cheque internally and received the money from the bank issuing the cheque. When they have done this the money is 'really' in you account and you can take it out - the cheque has cleared. This practice was needed (and reasonable) when cheques had to be processed between banks manually and protected the bank from the effects of bad cheques. However modern banking means that the clearing is electronic and yet the banks still keep the cleared funds for the same amount of time they always did (a week) - they use these uncleared funds themselves and it is wrong!
A Post Dated Cheque is one that has a date in future. A Stale Cheque is one in which the date is in the Past. Usually cheques have a validity of around 90 to 120 days. So, lets say someone gave you a cheque in March 2011 and you have still not cashed it, it is a stale dated cheque. Similarly if I give you a cheque with date as 10-May-2012 today (on 14 Jan 2012) it would be a Post dated cheque. In this case, the cheque is valid only on or after 10th May 2012. Until then, it is just a piece of paper and is worthless
When a post-dated cheque is issued, the company records it as a liability until the date on the cheque. The journal entry to record the issuance of a post-dated cheque involves crediting the bank account (decreasing cash) and debiting a liability account such as "Post-Dated Cheques Payable." On the date the cheque is cashed, the company will reverse the initial entry by debiting "Post-Dated Cheques Payable" and crediting the bank account. This ensures accurate tracking of outstanding liabilities and cash flow.
15 Months until it is "stale"See Cheques Act 1986 Cth
Until six months after it is dated
Every cheque has a date that has to be entered in it that signifies the date from which the cheque is a valid instrument. So, if I were to issue a cheque today that you can encash anytime from now, I will put todays date as the cheque date. However, if I want you to cash it only after Dec, I will put 1st Jan 2014 as the cheque date. This means that, up until 31st Dec 2013, the cheque is worthless and you can cash it to get money only on or after 1st Jan. This is a postdated cheque because the cheque date lies in the future.
You have to work on your credit until you can
In the UK, a cheque is typically valid for 6 months from the date it was issued. After this period, the cheque may be considered stale-dated, and the bank may refuse to honor it. It is important to cash or deposit a cheque within this timeframe to avoid any issues with processing or acceptance by the bank.
If you take a cheque to your bank to pay it in, the bank will credit your account with the amount, but you will not be able to withdraw this amount until the bank has processed the cheque internally and received the money from the bank issuing the cheque. When they have done this the money is 'really' in you account and you can take it out - the cheque has cleared. This practice was needed (and reasonable) when cheques had to be processed between banks manually and protected the bank from the effects of bad cheques. However modern banking means that the clearing is electronic and yet the banks still keep the cleared funds for the same amount of time they always did (a week) - they use these uncleared funds themselves and it is wrong!
A CDC cheque, or a "Cheque Deposited at Collection," is a type of financial instrument used in banking. It signifies that a cheque has been deposited into a bank account but is still pending clearance and has not yet been fully processed. The funds may not be available for withdrawal until the cheque has cleared, ensuring that the issuing bank honors it. This term is commonly used in the context of managing cash flow and risk in banking transactions.
A post-dated cheque is a cheque written with a future date, indicating that it should not be cashed or deposited until that date. In the context of a crashing bank, a post-dated cheque may not provide any security to the payee if the bank's financial instability leads to its inability to honor the cheque when the date arrives. If the bank collapses, the cheque may become worthless, leaving the payee at risk of losing the funds. Thus, relying on post-dated cheques during such uncertain times can be risky.
A Post Dated Cheque is one that has a date in future. A Stale Cheque is one in which the date is in the Past. Usually cheques have a validity of around 90 to 120 days. So, lets say someone gave you a cheque in March 2011 and you have still not cashed it, it is a stale dated cheque. Similarly if I give you a cheque with date as 10-May-2012 today (on 14 Jan 2012) it would be a Post dated cheque. In this case, the cheque is valid only on or after 10th May 2012. Until then, it is just a piece of paper and is worthless
When a post-dated cheque is issued, the company records it as a liability until the date on the cheque. The journal entry to record the issuance of a post-dated cheque involves crediting the bank account (decreasing cash) and debiting a liability account such as "Post-Dated Cheques Payable." On the date the cheque is cashed, the company will reverse the initial entry by debiting "Post-Dated Cheques Payable" and crediting the bank account. This ensures accurate tracking of outstanding liabilities and cash flow.
When a pre-authorization charge is made on a credit card, the merchant requests approval from the card issuer to ensure the funds are available. The charge is held temporarily until the final transaction amount is processed. If the final amount differs, the pre-authorization may be adjusted or released.
A withdrawal refers to the act of taking money out of a bank account, either through an ATM or a bank teller. In contrast, a cheque is a written order directing a bank to pay a specified amount from the writer's account to the person or entity named on the cheque. While a withdrawal directly reduces the account balance, a cheque can be a means to facilitate a payment without immediate withdrawal from the account until it is cashed or deposited by the recipient.
15 Months until it is "stale"See Cheques Act 1986 Cth