The Deposit Slip

Let’s start with the most basic part of banking.The deposit slip. This is how you fill one out. 

You put the date, list the cash and checks if you can fit them, put the subtotal near the bottom, and list if you are getting cash back. Then you put the total. Please not that the signature line on deposit slip only needs to be signed if you are getting cash back. Any time you are getting cash back, whether it be from a deposit, cashing a check, or making a withdrawal, you are expected to be identified. Make your teller’s life easy and hand over your ID every time you’re getting cash back from your transaction.

Try to never staple your checks, money, or deposit slips. Paperclips are fine, and we appreciate the effort if you try to separate transactions, but stapling your items together often causes tears in the slips and checks, and can even mutilate bills.

Be sure to know which deposit slip you need. Deposit slips are usually different for checking and savings accounts. Special savings accounts like Money Markets and Health Savings Accounts are usually listed as a checking account. So write your slips accordingly. If in doubt, check with the teller at your local bank branch.