Exhibit 12

Deluxe Corporation
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Quarter Ended March 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2004		2003		2002		2001		2000		1999
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before
income taxes	$	47,662	$	299,380	$	340,722	$	297,534	$	273,429	$	322,582
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)		5,166		19,241		5,079		5,691		11,900		8,852
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating
leases representative of an interest factor		599		2,478		3,058		3,540		3,520		7,728
Total earnings	$	53,427	$	321,099	$	348,859	$	306,765	$	288,849	$	339,162
Fixed charges:
Interest expense (including capitalized interest)	$	5,170	$	19,241	$	5,139	$	5,691	$	11,900	$	9,925
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating
leases representative of an interest factor		599		2,478		3,058		3,540		3,520		7,728
Total fixed charges	$	5,769	$	21,719	$	8,197	$	9,231	$	15,420	$	17,653
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		9.3		14.8		42.6		33.2		18.7		19.2