07/01/2020
𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎
As we roll into the year 2020, it is imperative that the full date is written when dating a document or cheque.
We must be careful to ensure that all documents or cheques are dated with the year written in full: i.e. 06/01/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎.
If a document is dated 06/01/𝟐𝟎 the year can be changed to 06/01/2000 (back dating) through to 06/01/2099 (forward-dating) by adding the final two numbers of the proposed year.
This could render the document or cheque invalid or expose the document to fraud.
Please check our page for important information on similar issues.
𝑊𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 2020 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒.
𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝.