Payment receipt
Proof that money changed hands, in plain words.
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Example
A cash receipt for a used car sold privately: $4,850 written out in words
Casey Example sells a used car to Jordan Sample for $4,850 in cash. Settings: Which country’s receipt “Any country (in English)”, Receipt “Payment receipt”, Currency US dollar, Paid by Jordan Sample, Received by Casey Example, Amount 4850, For “a used 2014 sedan, sold as is”, Paid “In cash”, Receipt number 001, Place Columbus, Ohio, Date left empty.
- The amount is printed in figures and in words: $4,850.00 (four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars).
- The receipt reads: “Received from Jordan Sample the sum of $4,850.00 (four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars), paid in cash, for a used 2014 sedan, sold as is.”
- With “Two copies on one sheet”, the sheet holds the Payer’s copy and the Payee’s copy, both marked Nº 001, each with a signature line for Casey Example.
- The date was left empty, so each copy has a line after “Columbus, Ohio,” to write it in on the day the money changes hands.
| Typed | Printed on the receipt |
|---|---|
| 4850, US dollar | $4,850.00 (four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars) |
| 1234.56, US dollar | $1,234.56 (one thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars and fifty-six cents) |
| 1234.56, pound sterling | £1,234.56 (one thousand two hundred and thirty-four pounds and fifty-six pence) |
| Paid by cheque, US dollar | paid by check |
| Paid by cheque, pound sterling | paid by cheque |
receipt.pdf: one sheet with two identical receipts. Cut it in half; Casey signs both, and each of them keeps one as a record of the payment.
How it works
- Enter who paid and who received the money.
- Enter the amount and what it was for; the amount in words is written for you.
- Choose how it was paid, the place and the date.
- Download, print, cut in half and sign both copies.
Frequently asked questions
- What should a receipt say?
- Who paid and who was paid, the amount (in words too, so a figure cannot be added), what it was for, the date and place, and the signature of whoever received the money.
- Can it be in another language?
- Yes: choose Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany or Turkey and the receipt is written the way that country writes one, in its language.
- Is it an invoice?
- No. A business issues an invoice; this receipt records a payment between people.
- Is the amount written out in words?
- Always, so a figure cannot be changed: $4,850 becomes “four thousand eight hundred fifty dollars”, and cents follow as “and fifty-six cents”. With pounds or Australian dollars the amount is written the British way, with “and” after the hundreds: “one thousand two hundred and thirty-four pounds”.
- Which currencies can I use?
- With “Any country (in English)”: US dollar, pound sterling, euro, Canadian dollar or Australian dollar. With US or Canadian dollars a cheque is spelt “check”. The Brazilian, Spanish, Italian, German and Turkish receipts use their own currency and language.
- Is this legal advice?
- No, it is a form.
- Is what I type uploaded?
- No. The PDF is made in your browser; nothing you type leaves your device, and nothing of ours is printed on the receipt.