Returned Check Charge: Setting a Fair Fee for Your Business | TIA Heather

[Morvin]

i'm sure this has been asked a hundred times but what does everyone charge for a returned check??

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Heather

 

[finley1991]

I charge the amount of the check plus whatever my bank charges me.

 

[ljeffries]

Same here. You can, however, charge a fee. You can find out what is allowed in your state by calling your local DA's worthless check unit. In Alabama, I think it is something like $35 that you can charge! I don't do that, though. Luckily, I have only had 1 and it was a woops.

 

[DebbieSAChef]

whoopsI have only had one and it was a mistake too. They paid the amount plus bank fees.

Debbie

 

[KellyTheChef]

I would only charge what the bank charged me, plus the amount of the check. Thank goodness I have only had this happen twice in 4 years...one was a mistake, and she paid it right away. The other one I got burned on. Thank goodness it wasn't for too much!