Money Handling Tips and Common Errors REVISED MARCH, 2003
$ $ MONEY HANDLING TIPS $ $
As check payments are received, review
the check for:
Current date.
Check is made out to UNL.
Dollar amounts (numerical and word)
are correct and are the same.
Signature of maker is on the check.
Once a maker walks away it is much more difficult
to correct.
Promptly endorse all checks and money
orders or travelers checks.
Checks must be added on an adding machine
tape, which shows a clear at the top of the tape, and
no more than 100 or so checks should be on a tape. The
checks must be submitted to us in the exact same order
as they appear on the tape.
It is nice, but not necessary, to have
larger sized checks on the bottom of a pile of checks
- they are less likely to be damaged by the rubber band
when this is done.
When there is more than one group of
checks being remitted on a form there needs to be an adding
machine tape, again showing a clear at the top, summarizing
the groups. The groups should be submitted to us in the
exact same order as they appear on the tape.
Cash is reported and summarized entirely
separate from checks. It should all be facing the same
direction and grouped by denomination. All denominations
except for $1 bills are banded by groups of $500, $1 bills
are banded at $50.
For convenience sake, yours as well as
ours, currency should be paperclipped by groups of $100
for $5, $10 and $20 bills and by $25 for $1 bills. By
doing this periodically you know at the end of the day
they have been counted and you can simply band or count
them by group during the balancing process.
When bundled, currency must have an adding
machine tape, showing a clear at the top, summarizing
amounts by denomination. When a coin envelope is used
it too needs an adding machine tape showing a clear at
the top
summarizing the coin contained in the envelope.
When a coin envelope is used it too needs
an adding machine tape showing a clear at the top summarizing
the coin contained in the envelope.
COMMON ERRORS
Travelers checks are checks (do not add
with cash)
Clear at the beginning of tape (otherwise
tape is useless)
Make sure the check has been signed
Make sure ALL checks are endorsed
Use separate adding machine tapes on currency
and checks(we actually send these tapes to the bank)
Money is not to be left with individual
receipts (T and K Tickets)