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Meaning of Cheque Statuses

Help article · Updated Jul 2026

ChequePot tracks a status for every cheque so you always know where it stands.

Unused Prepared Issued Cleared Returned Stopped Canceled
The life of a cheque in ChequePot — from Unused to a final outcome.

The nine statuses

StatusMeaning
UnusedA new cheque as it sits in your cheque book — nothing printed yet.
PreparedDetails entered/saved but not yet printed or signed.
SignedMarked as signed, ready to be issued.
IssuedPrinted and physically handed to the payee.
ClearedThe bank has cleared the cheque.
ReturnedBounced / returned unpaid.
StoppedPayment stopped before clearing.
CanceledVoided and not used.
MissedFlagged as missed/overdue for follow-up.

Change a status from the Change dropdown in any cheque list or in the print panel header. Only valid next-statuses are offered (for example, a cheque becomes Issued through the print flow).

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