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The receipt: close the loop on a payment.
A receipt confirms that money changed hands. It shows who paid, how much, when and by what method, with a clear paid stamp.
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When you would use a receipt.
A client pays in cash or by check
Hand over proof on the spot.
A deposit is received
Confirm the amount and what it applies to.
The client asks for one
For their records or their own taxes.
You close out an invoice
Mark it paid and send confirmation.
Top to bottom, what the page shows.
This is the order a client reads it in, and the same sections AeroInvoice puts on a receipt.
- Who and where
Who paid and who received it.
- Paid on
The date the payment arrived.
- Paid stamp
Paid in full, with the method and a reference such as a check number.
- Line items
What the payment covers.
- Totals
The amount paid, which is the headline.
- Notes
Anything about the payment, like "deposit toward EST-2041".
- Number prefix
- REC
- Signed by
- Receipts are not signed.
Tips
- Reference the invoice number so records match.
- Keep a copy. You will want it at tax time.
Good to know.
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