# What do the Checks insights show?

> The Checks insight in CounselPro surfaces who checks were written to, gaps in the check-number sequence, the largest checks, and check volume over time.

Checks tell their own story: who a client paid, and whether any checks are missing from the sequence. The **Checks** insight pulls that together, separate from the transaction ledger.

## What does the Checks insight show?

Open the [Insights tab](https://www.counselpro.ai/docs/generate-insights) and go to **Checks**. Across the top are totals: number of checks, outflow, inflow, accounts, and payees. Below that:

- **Payee concentration**, checks grouped by who they were written to and ranked by total, so a heavily paid party stands out
- **Sequence gaps**, missing check numbers within each account's range, which is how you spot a check that never made it into the statements
- **Largest checks** and **Round-number checks**, the outliers worth a second look
- **Timeline**, check volume and value by month

## How do I find missing check numbers?

The **Sequence gaps** section does this. CounselPro sorts the check numbers it found for each account and reports the numbers missing between them. A gap can mean a check the client wrote that is not in your statements, which is worth chasing down.

It is careful not to cry wolf: it needs at least a couple of checks in an account to judge a sequence, it drops misread numbers, and a big jump between checkbooks is treated as a new series rather than a gap.

> **Note:** Checks are analyzed on their own because a cleared check already counts in the transaction ledger. Listing them again would double-count the money, so these insights are about the checks themselves, not their ledger impact.

Checks live on their own tab on purpose, so if you are wondering [why checks don't appear in the ledger](https://www.counselpro.ai/docs/why-checks-dont-appear-in-transactions), that is by design. If a project shows no checks, or checks were added since the last analysis, [regenerate insights](https://www.counselpro.ai/docs/when-do-insights-update) to include them. To resolve a check whose direction is unknown, see [how to review a flagged check](https://www.counselpro.ai/docs/review-a-flagged-check).

Source: https://www.counselpro.ai/docs/check-insights