What a money receipt must show
A money receipt is written proof that you received a payment. It protects both sides: the customer can prove they paid, and you can match the money in your cash box or bank to a person and a bill. In Bangladesh a receipt usually has:
- Receipt number and date — numbered in sequence so a missing receipt is noticed
- Received from — the payer's name, and phone for follow-up
- Amount in figures and in words — "Taka Twenty Five Thousand Only" makes tampering obvious
- Payment method — cash, cheque, bKash, Nagad, Rocket, bank transfer or card, with cheque number or TrxID
- Purpose — which invoice, advance or instalment the money is for
- Balance due — useful for advances and instalments
- Signature of the person who received the money
Cheque payments
For a cheque, write the cheque number and bank, and add a note such as "subject to realisation" — the payment is only final when the cheque clears.
Mobile banking payments
For bKash, Nagad or Rocket, write the TrxID from the payment SMS and the sender's number. It is the fastest way to trace a payment if there is ever a dispute.
Keep a receipt register
This tool remembers your recent receipts on this device and exports them to CSV, so you have a simple register of who paid what. If you collect payments all day, a POS with a customer ledger does this automatically and shows each customer's due balance.