# @Intuit QuickBooks on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=vJCoGViC0sw
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T03:58:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Intuit QuickBooks (@quickbooks) — https://gondola.cc/quickbooks

## Caption

How to handle a stale-dated check whether you received one or issued one. Step-by-step for small business owners.

If you've got a check that's been sitting around for over 180 days, this video walks you through exactly what to do. You'll learn what makes a check stale, when different check types expire, the three steps to handle a stale check you received, and what to do if you're the one who issued it.

0:00 Introduction
0:19 What a stale-dated check actually is
0:41 When checks actually expire
0:28 How to handle a stale check: the quick version
0:38 Step 1: Contact the check issuer
0:53 Step 2: Try depositing it through your bank
0:56 Step 3: Check your state's unclaimed property database
1:08 Step 4: If you issued the stale check, stop payment and reissue
1:19 Step 5: You can't just keep the money
1:35 Build a stale-check policy so it doesn't happen again
2:03 Manage payments without the headache

📚 Read the full article on the QuickBooks Blog: https://intuit.me/4ynyII9
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## Tags

stalechecks, smallbusiness, quickbooks, bookkeeping

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