HOW TO BALANCE YOUR CHECKBOOK
Print out this handy worksheet to help you balance your monthly checking account statement.

 


1. Subtract any withdrawals, service charges or miscellaneous charges from your checkbook that are listed on this statement.

Add interest listed to your balance in your checkbook

 

 

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2. Enter new balance as shown on statement

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3. Add any deposit made after statement date

 

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4. Total (Lines 2 and 3)

$____________________

5. Check off each of the checks returned to you with this statement in your checkbook. List below all checks not checked off in your checkbook.

Check No.

Check Amount

Check No.

Check Amount

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6. Enter total of outstanding checks (Line 5)

 $____________________

7. Balance (Line 4 less Line 6)

$_________________***

 

***LINE 7 SHOULD AGREE WITH YOUR CHECKBOOK BALANCE, IF NOT:

Please recheck all additions and subtractions above.
Please recheck all deposits in your checkbook and match to statement.
Please recheck service charges on statement and match to checkbook.
Please recheck all enclosed checks to see that they are deducted correctly from your checkbook.
Please recheck all amounts of enclosed checks to amounts in checkbook.
Please recheck all addtions and subtractions in your checkbook.
Did you balance your last statement?