Wouldn't it just be simpler to ask your sister in law to destroy the check if she finds it? Then write it off/delete it.
On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 12:14 PM R Losey <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks; I used to work in a bank, and I thought there was a policy such as > you described... however, I did check with the bank, and they indicated > that they would honor the check regardless of how old it was. They seem to > be angling for me to pay them $$$ to stop payment on the check, which I'm > refusing to do. > > Given their attitude, I'm considering closing the checking account, and > then opening a new one, so that the check would bounce if ever presented. > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM Michael or Penny Novack < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ... regardless of date. > > > > > I sent a check to a sister-in-law that she probably won't cash, but she > > > cannot remember what she did with it... so, years later, it is still an > > > > Uh no, not outstanding indefinitely. > > > > This of course is not really a gnucash question but since this question > > affects reconciliation....... > > > > By the UCC rules, after six months a bank does not have to accept a > > check and as a result checks that have not been =returned to your > > account by that time might be voided in your books. You might want to > > allow a bit more time than that just to be on the safe side and you > > should keep in mind that banks are allowed to process checks older than > > that so CHECK THE POLICY OF YOUR BANK. > > > > If I had the problem of a long outstanding check, I'd enter a > > transaction to void it once it was more than six months old. > > > > Michael D Novack > > > > > > PS -- You might sometimes see on a check you receive, "void after 90 > > days". AFAIK that has no legal standing and the UCC rule of 180 days > > would apply. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard Losey > [email protected] > Micah 6:8 > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
