How to pay money into the bank

Count the takings, fill in a paying-in slip, bank everything promptly and record it. See why nothing is taken out on the way.

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Task 1Count it and fill in the slip4 questions

A paying-in slip lists what is being paid into the account: notes, coins and cheques, each with its total.

Calder Cycles, paying-in slip, 6 June
ItemHow manyAmount
£20 notes14280.00
£10 notes23230.00
£5 notes945.00
Coins31.50
Cheque from Moorside School120.00
Cheque from Hill Top Hire64.50

The slip has a part the business keeps, called the counterfoil. The bank stamps it as proof of what was paid in, and when.

Task 2Bank it all, and bank it soon3 questions
Task 3Into the books3 questions