Deposit Check Into Individual's Business-Not DBA

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Question:

If properly endorsed, could a check made payable to an individual be deposited into the individuals business account that is not a dba?

Answer:

by Randy Carey:

Once a check becomes properly endorsed, it becomes a bearer instrument. Anyone could deposit or cash the check. Barring any other unusual circumstances, it is really a business decision to accept the check for deposit to the business account.

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by John Burnett:

Contrast that with the situation in which a check is payable to a business entity. It would be incorrect to allow the business owner to negotiate the check to himself/herself and deposit it to the owner's personal account. That's due in part to the fiduciary duty of the owner of the entity to the business and its creditors.