Dealing with Uncleared Checks from Prior Years in Sage 50

As per the feedback received from a section of Sage 50 users, there are some account-related features they are not quite familiar with. Some of them have informed me that they are finding it difficult to deal with uncleared checks from prior years in sage 50. In this blog, we will look at a couple of options to do so. 

Here we go!

How to Deal with an Uncleared check from the previous Year in Sage 50?

Here, we are going to provide multiple options to deal with a previous year’s cheque that was never cashed-

Option I: Enter an additional adjustment in Cash Management and Reconcile it with the Check

A) Enter an additional adjustment in CM for the Check Amount-

• Go to Tasks >> Edit Register
• Select the appropriate bank account 
• Click OK.
• Type your chosen date for transaction in the Date column 
• Select the appropriate transaction type in the Type column
• Type a suitable description for the transaction in the Description column.
• In the Addition /Subtraction column, type the transaction amount 
• Press ENTER 
• The detail window will open up.
• Verify if both the Date and Acct date are correct 
• Choose the proper GL debit or GL credit accounts
• From the Type drop-down list, choose the appropriate options 
• Click OK.
• After all the transactions are entered in Edit Register, click Finish
• If the posting settings in your CM are set to manual and you wish to post these entries now, mark the Post Entries check box.
• Click Start in order to print the Edit Register journal 
• Review if the Edit Register journal is correct

Read More : Void Previous Year Check and Remove from Bank Reconciliation in Sage 50

B) To Reconcile the Check and adjustment

 Here, you will need to change the status of your CM transaction from Reconciled to Open

• Go to Cash Management
• Go to File>> Company Settings>> CM Settings.
• Checkmark the Allow reconciliation status change in Register box 
• Click OK.
• Go to Tasks>> Edit Register.
• Choose the relevant bank account 
• Click OK.
• Locate the relevant transaction and click …> 
• The detail window will open up
• Note down the Cleared amount and Cleared date.
• Change the Status from R to O.
• Click OK.
• Repeat these steps for additional line items
• Click Finish to exit the Edit Register 
• Go to File>> Company Settings>> CM Settings 
• Unmark the Allow reconciliation status change in Register box 
• Click OK.

Option II: Void the Old Check

• Go to the Tasks menu 
• Click on Void Checks. 
• A window will appear, with a list of the uncleared checks. 

Please Note: If there are many uncleared checks or if you have not used the bank reconciliation feature, it could take some time for this window to open.

• At the top, you can choose a different bank account, if required. 
• You will see the void date at the top right. That is the date when the void will be posted or the check will be reversed off to your books. 
• Select the relevant check from the list 
• Click on the Void button. 
• Your check will be cleared off from your bank reconciliation.

Please Note: If the check was not used to pay an invoice and you need to re-issue it, simply enter a new check with today’s date. The negative expense related to the void will be offset with the expense from the new check.

Also Read : How do I Void a Payment in Sage 50

Final Words

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