About Check 21 and wallet checks

Many U.S. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, . financial institutions require the physical format and layout of your checks to conform to industry processing and imaging standards, as a result of recent Check 21 (Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act) legislation.

To meet these requirements, Intuit offers Check 21 image-compatible wallet checks to guarantee that your wallet checks are always accepted by your financial institution.

Important: Only QuickBooks version 2006 supports Check 21 wallet checks.

Check 21 changes to wallet checks

You can use wallet checks that you purchase elsewhere, but only Intuit-purchased Check 21 wallet checks have a 100% money-back guarantee for acceptance by any financial institution in the U.S. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, . You will need to look to the 3rd party check vendor to verify QuickBooks and Check 21-compatability.
There are two check types for wallet checks – Check 21 and Traditional. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, .
Note: While Check 21 check types are more strongly recommended, you may use your Traditional wallet checks in QuickBooks. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, . However, be aware that some financial institutions may require Check 21 compliance, or may charge fees for non-compliance. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, . Also note that when printing Traditional checks, you must select "Traditional wallet" for your wallet check type in the Print Check Settings window. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, .
Check 21 wallet checks have a payee address limitation of three lines. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, .
Text fonts printed on your checks can't be in color. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, .
Text for the check dollar amount is preset by Quickbooks to Arial 10 point font, and can't be changed.
Note: You have the option to use other fonts for all other text on your printed check. printing^setting up to print, Check 21, about Check 21 and wallet checks, wallet checks, .
Check 21 wallet checks can be printed on laser and ink-jet printers (page-oriented, single sheets), but dot matrix (continuous-feed) printers are not supported.

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