Practical guides to writing, issuing, tracking and safeguarding cheques.
33 articles
What actually changes when you stop writing cheques by hand — and where software makes no difference at all.
ChequeMaster has no direct integration with accounting software. CSV is the bridge, and here is honestly what that does and does not cover.
How to reconcile your books with the bank statement when you use cheques: unpresented cheques vs uncleared deposits, a worked example, month-end steps and what to do with stale cheques.
How UAE rent cheques work: 1 to 12-cheque arrangements, security deposits, Ejari, what happens if a rent cheque bounces after 2022, replacing cheques, and how tenants and landlords should track them.
Paying GST, income tax or TDS by cheque in India as of 2026: generate the challan online, pay at the authorised bank, the ₹10,000 GST counter limit, who must pay online, and which date counts as payment.
Lakh or million, two decimals or three, and how to close the gap where someone could add a word.
Bearer, order, crossed, account payee, self, post-dated, ante-dated, stale, cancelled, manager's, multicity, travellers' and gift cheques: what each one is, when to use it, and how the rules differ in India and the Gulf.
What a cheque issue register should record, the rules that keep it complete, who should maintain it, why auditors and GST/VAT reviews care, and how a manual register compares with software.
UPI, NEFT and WPS have taken over most payments, yet cheques persist for post-dated rent, security cheques, legal enforceability, audit trails and B2B norms. Here is why, and where transfers are better.
Who is allowed to sign a cheque on joint, company, partnership and LLP accounts, how mandates, board resolutions and signing limits work, what banks check, and what changes between India and the Gulf.
Cheques are physical, transferable and signed. Most fraud exploits one of three gaps, and each has a practical control.
How cheque clearing works in the UAE: the Central Bank's Image Cheque Clearing System, same-day cut-offs, why post-dated cheques clear on their date, what delays a cheque and what to do if it has not cleared.
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