Custom receipt book printing is designed for small businesses and non-profit organizations to give out when a sale is made. We offer colorful receipt books in multiple sizes so you can find the perfect receipt for your customers or donors. Receipt Tracker, a Microsoft Garage project, is an expense tracking app that uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to automatically extract information from receipt photos. Receipt Tracker allows users to categorize and visualize their expenses into organized collections of receipts which can then be emailed or sent to OneNote.
What is a Source Document?
A source document is the original document that contains the details of a business transaction. A source document captures the key information about a transaction, such as the names of the parties involved, amounts paid (if any), the date, and the substance of the transaction. Source documents are frequently identified with a unique number, so that they can be differentiated in the accounting system. The pre-numbering of documents is particularly useful, since it allows a company to investigate whether any documents are missing.
Once the information in a source document has been recorded in the accounting system, the source document is indexed for easy access and archived. Documents generated within the past year are generally stored on-site, with older documents being stored in less expensive off-site storage facilities.
Source documents are critical to auditors, who use them as evidence that recorded transactions actually occurred. A source document is also used by companies as proof when dealing with their business partners, usually in regard to a payments. Examples of source documents are:
Sales receipt
For evidentiary purposes, electronic images of source documents are generally acceptable, though paper-based documentation may still be required in some cases.
It is usually necessary to retain source documents for several years. The Internal Revenue Service mandates retention intervals for some types of documents related to payroll. If there is any question regarding the retention period for a document, consult with a knowledgeable attorney.
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If you accept payments from customers in cash, you will surely be asked for a receipt at some point. There are cash receipt books you can get from your local office supply store, but you can also customize and print your own receipt forms using our free Cash Receipt Template below. If you don't have Excel, you can download the printable PDF form instead to print out some receipts to fill in by hand.
Though this cash receipt form works for rent payments, you can also download our rent receipt template which is customized specifically for tenants/landlords.
Printable Cash Receipt Form
This is a general cash payment receipt form (3 receipts per page) for payments made by cash, check, or money order. Includes an optional Balance Due section. The receipt should be signed in the 'Received by' spot to authenticate the receipt.
Cash Receipt Form (.pdf)
This is an editable PDF file, so you will need Adobe Reader to view, edit, and print it. It is designed for making 3 duplicate copies of the same receipt. Fill in some of the information that will be the same for every receipt, and then print a bunch of blank copies.
Download
⤓ Excel (.xlsx)⤓ Google SheetsOther Versions
License: Private Use (not for distribution or resale)
'No installation, no macros - just a simple spreadsheet' - by Jon Wittwer
Description
What is a Source Document?
A source document is the original document that contains the details of a business transaction. A source document captures the key information about a transaction, such as the names of the parties involved, amounts paid (if any), the date, and the substance of the transaction. Source documents are frequently identified with a unique number, so that they can be differentiated in the accounting system. The pre-numbering of documents is particularly useful, since it allows a company to investigate whether any documents are missing.
Once the information in a source document has been recorded in the accounting system, the source document is indexed for easy access and archived. Documents generated within the past year are generally stored on-site, with older documents being stored in less expensive off-site storage facilities.
Source documents are critical to auditors, who use them as evidence that recorded transactions actually occurred. A source document is also used by companies as proof when dealing with their business partners, usually in regard to a payments. Examples of source documents are:
Sales receipt
For evidentiary purposes, electronic images of source documents are generally acceptable, though paper-based documentation may still be required in some cases.
It is usually necessary to retain source documents for several years. The Internal Revenue Service mandates retention intervals for some types of documents related to payroll. If there is any question regarding the retention period for a document, consult with a knowledgeable attorney.
Related Courses
Accountants' Guidebook
Bookkeeper Education Bundle
Bookkeeping Guidebook
How to Conduct an Audit Engagement
Records Management
If you accept payments from customers in cash, you will surely be asked for a receipt at some point. There are cash receipt books you can get from your local office supply store, but you can also customize and print your own receipt forms using our free Cash Receipt Template below. If you don't have Excel, you can download the printable PDF form instead to print out some receipts to fill in by hand.
Though this cash receipt form works for rent payments, you can also download our rent receipt template which is customized specifically for tenants/landlords.
Printable Cash Receipt Form
This is a general cash payment receipt form (3 receipts per page) for payments made by cash, check, or money order. Includes an optional Balance Due section. The receipt should be signed in the 'Received by' spot to authenticate the receipt.
Cash Receipt Form (.pdf)
This is an editable PDF file, so you will need Adobe Reader to view, edit, and print it. It is designed for making 3 duplicate copies of the same receipt. Fill in some of the information that will be the same for every receipt, and then print a bunch of blank copies.
Download
⤓ Excel (.xlsx)⤓ Google SheetsOther Versions
License: Private Use (not for distribution or resale)
'No installation, no macros - just a simple spreadsheet' - by Jon Wittwer
Description
The Cash Receipt Template lets you create 3 receipts per page for cash, check, or money order payments.
One really cool thing about this template is the custom formula that we created for automatically entering the written form of the amount. You just enter 1234.56 in the Amount field, and it automatically enters 'One Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Four and 56/100 -----.'
Besides general cash payments, this template also works for rent receipts. You can enter the rent period in the From and To fields and include the property address in the For Payment field.
What users have said about this template:'These receipts were just what I was looking for. They allowed me to add what I needed to the receipts and really make them custom. Thank you' - Marge Deyoung
'This form was easy to modify for a down payment on a car purchase. This form covered everything I needed for a receipt. Thanks for this receipt.' - roger
'Easy to download and an excellent way to quickly access a needed receipt. Thanks' - Donald Cacace
'Fast, easy, no fuss-no-muss template. Thanks!' - Christie Henderson
Using the Cash Receipt Template
Print Receipts on Perforated Paper - Our 3-to-a-page receipt forms and receipt templates are designed for printing on Perforated 8.5' x 11' Paper (1 col x 3 rows). You can order paper from PerforatedPaper.com or some other office supply or paper supply company (Vertex42.com is not affiliated with perforatedpaper.com).
Copies of Receipts - If you want to save duplicate or triplicate copies of the receipts, you can customize the template so that the cells/fields in the second 2 receipts refer to the values listed in the first receipt. Then, when you print the page, you'll have a couple 'carbon' copies (This is what the PDF form does).
Receipts 1 9 2 – Smart Document Collections
Signing Receipts - Update 2/8/2016: To help prevent people from creating fraudulent receipts, you may want to customize the receipts you give (to make them difficult to duplicate) and also sign the receipts. For this reason, we've added signature lines to the newer versions of the templates.
Receipts 1 9 2 – Smart Document Collection Tracker
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