Deluxe (DLX) 10-Q2012 Q1 Quarterly report

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Exhibit 12.1

Deluxe Corporation

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



	Quarter Ended March 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
Earnings:

Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	66,367	$	216,084	$	235,949	$	155,021	$	160,176	$	220,015	$	142,788

Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)⁽¹⁾	11,697		47,797		44,165		46,280		50,421		55,294		56,661

Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor	1,077		3,215		3,438		2,716		3,147		2,900		3,526

Total earnings	$	79,141	$	267,096	$	283,552	$	204,017	$	213,744	$	278,209	$	202,975

Fixed charges:

Interest expense (including capitalized interest)⁽¹⁾	$	11,697	$	47,797	$	44,165	$	46,280	$	50,421	$	55,294	$	57,051

Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor	1,077		3,215		3,438		2,716		3,147		2,900		3,526

Total fixed charges	$	12,774	$	51,012	$	47,603	$	48,996	$	53,568	$	58,194	$	60,577

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	6.2		5.2		6.0		4.2		4.0		4.8		3.4

⁽¹⁾Does not include interest expense related to uncertain tax positions.