{"id":11109,"date":"2023-01-31T16:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T08:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/ph\/?p=11109"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:27:03","slug":"new-check-format-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/ph\/new-check-format-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Check Format by May 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11109\" class=\"elementor elementor-11109\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c946a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c946a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf90f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adf90f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fb4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5fb4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The New Check Format by May 1, 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd95fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd95fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12684a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12684a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470ae16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"470ae16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Philippine Clearing House Corporation (PCHC) has announced the implementation of the new check design standard and specifications that should be used by May 1, 2024 (CICS OM No. 23-040).<\/p><p>Below are the changes applied to the new check format:<\/p><p>\u2013 Individual border for each character on the Issue Date Format in MM-DD-YYYY with Date Format guide indicated below<br \/>\u2013 Peso (\u20b1) sign placed outside the amount in figures box<br \/>\u2013 Box border for signature line<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceffc33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ceffc33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Some Check Format samples from Metrobank, Bank of the Philippines Islands, and China Bank Savings<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fb589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"77fb589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d011c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d011c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397d3d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397d3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the recent Memo Circular No. 3738 published by the Philippine Clearing House Corporation entitled \u201cClarification on the Implementation of the New Check Design Standards and Specifications\u201d, stated a new format of all checks to be created by any organization or individual starting May 1, 2023. What is the new check format 2023? And what will happen to all the post dated checks issued following the old format?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c023f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c023f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Some Check Format samples from Metrobank, Bank of the Philippines Islands, and China Bank Savings<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f64044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f64044\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7398fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7398fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f730dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f730dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_3-e1758595507506.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744fd75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"744fd75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f056309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f056309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_2-e1758595481483.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c9e84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2c9e84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd7178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecd7178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_1-e1758595460775.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"New Check Format\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb920d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb920d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5987c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5987c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the recent Memo Circular No. 3738 published by the Philippine Clearing House Corporation entitled \u201cClarification on the Implementation of the New Check Design Standards and Specifications\u201d, stated a new format of all checks to be created by any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/organization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organization\u00a0<\/a>or individual starting May 1, 2023. What is the new check format 2023? And what will happen to all the post dated checks issued following the old format?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9bab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/01\/New_Check_Format_2023-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Check Format\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7264c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7264c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What should be the new check format 2023? According to the Philippine Clearing House Corporation, the new check format 2023 shall be in full number date format [MM-DD-YYYY] this new format is implemented with the intention to standardize the writing of issue date on the check and to determine the acceptability of checks for clearing.<\/p>\n<p>When will the checks with alphanumeric issue date not be accepted? Starting May 1, 2023, checks following the old format will no longer be accepted except for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All checks described on OM No. 21-036, Section 2.2 that are; PDCs accepted or stamped \u201cWarehouse\u201d by banks prior to May 2, 2023; PDCs without \u201cWarehouse\u201d stamp but has \u201cUnique Identification Code\u201d prior to February 11, 2023; and Manager\u2019s checks or cashier\u2019s checks by clearing banks having the Waiver Statement and features required under CICS OM No. 19-030.<\/li>\n<li>Checks dated on or before April 30, 2023 that is presented to the presenting bank for deposit prior to 180<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;day from its date of issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What will happen to the check format following the alphanumeric issue date? It is said that these checks will remain acceptable until April 30, 2023. What does this new check format 2023 mean for non-banking entities who received PDCs with alphanumeric date formats? It will not be cleared. So, inform your debtors\/clients\/customers to change their PDCs with full numeric dates for May 1, 2023 (05-01-2023) and onwards to avoid inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>What about computer-generated checks? All computer-generated checks shall follow the new check format 2023 on which the number date [MM-DD-YYYY] format. Should the said checks appear to have printed the date outside, above, or below the designated boxes, is shall remain acceptable unless becomes unreadable and covers other fields.<\/p>\n<p>QNE&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/qne.cloud.ph\/\">Accounting Software<\/a>&nbsp;enables its users to have a hassle-free experience when it comes to computer-generated checks as it can be easily formatted in the system as easy as 1, 2, and 3! If you are interested in upgrading to a BIR-Ready Online Accounting System, take your accounting to a whole new level and unleash the power of AI with N3 AI Accounting (formerly&nbsp;QNE Cloud Accounting Software). 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