Voiding a cheque payment records a damaged cheque so your trust account stays compliant with the requirement to record all cheques. Recording a voided cheque logs the cheque reference and the reason it was voided. With voided cheques recorded, your trust ledger remains complete and audit-ready.
Void a cheque payment
- Go to Accounts and select the relevant trust account.
- Click New payment.
- Under Payment type, select Cheque and add the reference number for the damaged cheque.
- Select the Void Cheque checkbox.
- Under Reason, enter why you are voiding the cheque.
- Click Record transaction.
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- Cancel Transactions: Cancel an incorrectly recorded trust transaction.
- Release Trust Funds: Return remaining trust funds to your client, pay a third party from trust, or correct funds applied in error.