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Chequebook and Account Register

A free printable check register — date, number, who to, payment, deposit, a cleared tick and the running balance.

First page of the Chequebook and Account Register — Know what the account balance really is, including the payments that have not reached the bank yet.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

Print it and write on it

Fill it in type and save

The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Know what the account balance really is, including the payments that have not reached the bank yet.

Who it is for

Anyone running a personal or small business account who wants their own figure rather than the app's.

How to use it

  1. Enter every payment and deposit as you make it.
  2. Carry the balance down the page.
  3. Tick the cleared column when a line appears on the statement.
  4. Anything still unticked is the difference between your figure and the bank's.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

Why bother, when the bank has an app?

Because the app shows what has cleared, not what you have committed. The gap between those two is where most unexpected overdrafts live.

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