Accounting Office / Accounts Payable

To check the status of a payment,

  1. Go to WebFM.
  2. Go into Transaction Detail using the account number that you used to pay the voucher.
  3. Be sure that you are in the month that the transaction posted to your account.
  4. Find the transaction line and click on the reference number.
  5. The next screen will give you a check number, date and status.


If the Check Status says "PAID," the check already has cleared the bank. The messages "paid in range" or "paid adjustment needed" also mean the check was paid; any discrepancies in the amount would have been taken care of with the bank already. A copy of the canceled check can be obtained from the Treasurer’s Office by calling 294-4363. The Treasurer's Office does not receive the paid check copies until approximately the 5th day of the month following the cleared month. For example, if your check cleared in April, the copy would not be available until at least May 5. If you need a copy before that, the Treasurer's Office will be charged $10.00 by the bank and will pass that charge to your department.

If the Check Status reads "ACTIVE," the check has not cleared the bank. For questions about stopping payment on a check or reissuing a check, please refer to http://www.treasurer.iastate.edu/policies/cancelchecks.html. The contact person in the Treasurer's Office for these functions is Sandy Russell at 294-4364.

If the Check Status reads "STALE DATED," the check has not cleared the bank and is now over six months old. You can call the Accounting Office at 294-5180 for more information on to request a new check.