Business Checks

I receive alot of phone calls about how to print business checks to personal checks. First thing I ask is, are you using a MICR ink. Most of the response i get is NO. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition, or MICR, is a character recognition technology adopted mainly by the banking industry to facilitate the processing of checks.

You can use the liquid MICR ink, but its highly recommended to use the laser MICR. That way the ink wont come off, and its fused to the paper. If you dont use a MICR ink, your bank may charge you a check processing fee. You don’t want to pay extra fees for trying to cut corners. The MICR ink is very inexpensive. Its ok to look for cheap business checks to use with the MICR ink. No problem. Whether its personal or business check, the paper must be check 21 compliance.