Where can inverse printing be used on the front and back of a cheque?
• Date field (i.e. the word “DATE”, the numeric characters of the date (and/or guidance boxes and guidance characters if these are printed) and the mandatory date field indicators); • Payee Name field; • Amount in Figures field (i.e. the convenience amount rectangle and the dollar sign); • Amount in Words field; • CPA Member Name and Address field • Signature Line area • The 1.59 cm (5/8″) MICR band Further, inverse printing cannot interfere with any clear areas required for any of the above data elements. It may be used anywhere else on the front of the cheque. In addition, inverse printing cannot be used to fill in or print any of the following data elements on the back of the cheque: • “Teller Stamp Here” Box; • Endorsement Line and phrase (“Endorsement – Signature or Stamp”) • Verification Phrase (i.e. “BACK/VERSO”; “VERSO/BACK”; “BACK”; “VERSO”; “BACK/ENDOS” or “ENDOS/BACK”. Further, inverse printing cannot interfere with the clear areas required for the above data elements on the
