How do I Record a Bounced Check in QuickBooks?

How do I Record a Bounced Check in QuickBooks
  • October 20, 2023

How do I record a bounced check in QuickBooks?

When a bounced check is received by a customer in QuickBooks it is marked in QuickBooks if the check is bounced. There are different processes to check the bounce check details in single-user or multi-user mode. There are different features to get the complete details for a bounced check.

The check might get bounced which is from the customer or the vendor for making the payments.

The following are the ways to get the information about the bounced check:

Steps to follow to record a bounced check in QuickBooks

There is a QuickBooks feature by which we can get the bounced check recorded to check if it is happening often or the first time. The check should be passed through the bank once it is ready to be recorded which means the bounced check only will be added to the record bounced check.

There is a feature in QuickBooks that allows the owner to keep track of bounced checks it is called manage bounced checks. In this window, all the details are to be entered manually like the amount, expense amount, due date, and many more to keep the record of the check bounced.

There is another feature where the invoice number and the complete details of the bounced check are mentioned which is known as the bounce check summary. so once you are done with the summary a bounced check is recorded with a payment which means a bounced check is published with the payment.

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  • First, click on the QuickBooks Customers menu, now click on Customer Center.
  • Now, open the Transactions tab and then select the option Received Payments.
  • To record the payment as NSF, double-click on it.
  • Select the Record Bounced Check icon on the Main ribbon tab in the receive payment windows. Note that the check is not waiting to be cleared or it is not in an undeposited fund account. To declare the check bounced, it has to have passed through the process.
  • Now, to manage your Bounced Check window, enter the following credentials and click on Next.
    • Enter the Date and Bank fees.
    • Account of Expense for Bank Fee
    • Now, click on Class
    • Customer's Fees (how much the customer is to be charged)
  • If QuickBooks shows Bounced Check Summary, it the important for you to know how the process takes place

For example, you may see:

  • Check the invoices that are marked unpaid.
  • Deduction of bank fees from the bank account.
  • This invoice will be created for the fee that should be charged to the customers.
  • Click on Finish.
  • On the customer payment, you will see a bounced check payment. It will let you know about the bounced check feature of the payment.
  • QuickBooks creates a journal entry that debits your receivable account and credits your bank account. The original invoices are marked unpaid in such cases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What journal entry signifies a bounced check?

The journal entry will make an easy way to credit to cash and debit to another account for example a receivable account. A basic principle is that the adjustment can take place where the products/items aren’t yet present. Since the returned product and the related bank fee are already given on the bank statement, the new editions must go to the overall ledger accounts.

How would you record a returned check-in account functioning?

The returned check is termed a Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) Check. First, make a new negative cash receipt for the credit card charge or the amount of the original check. Then you have to enter a negative number in the sum field. After that, apply the negative Cash Receipt to the original billing. At last, make a journal entry to record the bank expenses.

How many times are you able to deposit a bounced check?

A bounced check can be able to be re-deposit up to three times. In any case, if the recipient doesn’t give you access re-deposit the check. Then return it to the person who composed it so it tends to be put among the person’s canceled checks.


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