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[RinaRina]

When new employees sign up for auto-deposit, can you use a voided copy of a check from their bank or does it have to be an original check?

[drizzellla]

The HR Department need the routing and transit # and your account #. It did not matter if it was a copy or the original. As long as they could read the #s.

[Yardlie]

I have always been instructed to void the check before giving it to them.

Here is something I found online:

Using a Voided Check: How to Do It - The Balance

https://www.thebalance.com › Personal Finance › Banking and Loans › Basics

Sep 9, 2016 - When you set up automatic payments or deposits, you often need to provide a voided check. Your bank information is printed on each check, and whoever asked for the voided check will copy that information and set up an electronic link with your account.

[Mj12]

What's wrong with providing a voided check?  I've not heard of making a copy then providing the copy. 

[software]

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@Mj12 wrote:

What's wrong with providing a voided check?  I've not heard of making a copy then providing the copy. 

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Maybe she doesn't have any checks?

[RinaRina]

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@software wrote:

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@Mj12 wrote:

What's wrong with providing a voided check?  I've not heard of making a copy then providing the copy. 

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Maybe she doesn't have any checks?

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@software wrote:

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@Mj12 wrote:

What's wrong with providing a voided check?  I've not heard of making a copy then providing the copy. 

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Maybe she doesn't have any checks?

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BINGO!

I see no reason to buy checks when I can use the same VOIDED check I've used for two other jobs.

[RinaRina]

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@Yardlie wrote:

I have always been instructed to void the check before giving it to them.

Here is something I found online:

Using a Voided Check: How to Do It - The Balance

https://www.thebalance.com › Personal Finance › Banking and Loans › Basics

Sep 9, 2016 - When you set up automatic payments or deposits, you often need to provide a voided check. Your bank information is printed on each check, and whoever asked for the voided check will copy that information and set up an electronic link with your account.

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Exactly!  And, I've already done that for them.  My employer needs to get out of the dark ages!

Annoying!

[Laura14]

You can also just use a deposit slip.  They don't need a check.  Just the routing and account numbers to set it up with your bank.  

They ask for a voided check because a lot of people have illegible hand writing and it saves them from the reject and redo.  

[chrystaltree]

It can be a voided check; they only need routing number and the bank account number.  

[Luvitorleaveit1]

Where I work we accept a copy of the check, or an original check with void written across the front, I usually ask for a copy so that the employee does not waste a check because we only need the bank routing# and the account number to set up the direct deposit.