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You can issue and print checks from your Truss account through your accounting system by
Adding Truss as a Chart of Accounts in your accounting system and then
Printing a check from your accounting system and selecting your Truss account as the bank account from which the check is issued.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to print a check from your Truss account in Quickbooks Online.
If you are using a different accounting system, please refer to the respective Help Center articles on check issuing & printing, e.g.
Step-by-step instructions for QBO:
Step 1: Add Truss as a Chart of Accounts
First, you need to add a Chart of Accounts for your Truss bank account in your QuickBooks dashboard.
A. In QuickBooks, select 'Bookkeeping' then 'Chart of Accounts' from the menu.
B. Click 'New' to add a new account.
C. Select the following settings:
Account Type: Bank
Detail Type: Checking
Name: Truss
D. Choose when to start tracking finances from this account and enter your account balance.
E. Click 'Save and close'.
Step 2: Set up Quickbooks to print checks
A. Click 'New' and then 'Print checks'.
B. Select the type of checks you have: voucher or standard.
*Note: Depending on your region, only one type may be available.
C. Load blank paper into your printer. You'll print on blank paper first so that if you need to correct alignment, you won't waste actual checks.
D. Select 'View preview and print sample,' then 'Print.'
Step 3: Add checks to the print queue
A. Click 'New' then 'Check'
B. Enter the check details and select the 'Print later' checkbox to add it
C. Click 'Save and close.'
Step 4: Print checks from the print queue
A. Select 'New' and then 'Print checks.'
B. Load your checks into the printer.
C. Select the 'Truss' account, enter the check number of the first check in the printer under 'Starting check no.' field, and select the checkbox for the check you want to print.
D. Select 'Preview and print'.
E. If your checks print correctly, select Done.
If your checks don’t print correctly, select the 'some checks need reprinting' option or the option to 'keep cheques in the Print checks list'. You may need to open the print setup and adjust your alignment settings.