Get Started with Printable Checks with Square Checking
Issue Printable Checks
You can use your Square Checking balance to issue printable checks. Once you create your check, you can download and print a copy or email the check as a PDF attachment to your recipient.
To create a check from your online Square Dashboard:
- From the main menu, go to Banking > Balance.
- Click Write a check > Next.
- On the next window provide your check details, such as the amount, recipient name, and an optional memo. Click Create check.
- Choose to either print the check or download a PDF version of the check to your device.
To create a check from the Square Point of Sale app:
- From the main menu, tap More > Balance.
- Select Write a check > Next and provide your check details, such as the amount, recipient name, and an optional memo.
- Tap Create check. You can choose to print the check or download a PDF version of the check to your device.
Once the check is created, it will be reflected in the Recent activity view in your Dashboard or on your Point of Sale app. You can click the check line item from this section to view the check details and print or cancel the check if needed. Once a recipient deposits a check, you will no longer be able to cancel the check.
Keep in mind that if you cancel an outstanding check, it will take up to one business day for those funds to be returned to your bank account.
Note: The ability to create recurring check payments is not currently available. Once a check is created, the issuer is responsible for delivering the check to the recipient, as Square does not deliver check payments at this time.
Printable Check FAQ
Before depositing a check, be sure to cut along the dotted lines so your printout is the shape of a traditional check. Then, the best way to deposit a check is with mobile deposit using your bank’s app.
To cancel a check, go to your Square Checking account’s recent activity. Under Pending you will see all undeposited checks. Click on the row to open the transaction detail and select Cancel check at the bottom of the page. Confirm cancellation and your funds will be returned to your account in one business day.
You can cancel a check at any time as long as it has not been deposited by your recipient.
Note: It takes one business day for funds from canceled checks to be returned to your Square Checking account.
Printable checks have different account and routing numbers than your Square Checking account, so they should not be used to verify your account.
To get proof of account verification, go to your Square Checking account settings, located in the upper right hand corner under the gear icon. At the bottom of the page you can download an Account ownership letter. This can be used for verification purposes.
Account numbers are different because printable checks are created with our partners at Wells Fargo. To find your account and routing numbers, go to your Square Checking account and you will see your account and routing numbers under Send and Receive money.
You can see the status of your check in the transaction details. To find the status of your check, go to your Square Checking account’s recent activity. Find the check and open it to see the transaction details, including the status.
There are four statuses we use to communicate different stages of the check process:
Not deposited: Funds are reserved and the check is waiting to be deposited.
Deposited: The recipient has deposited check successfully.
Canceled: The check has been canceled. Only the check writer can take this action.
Expired: The check can no longer can be deposited. Checks are automatically voided after 90 days.