How to write a receipt

What to put on a receipt

• Your business name, address and phone (and tax number if you are registered)
• The word Receipt and a receipt number
• The date of payment
• The customer's name
• What the payment was for, or the invoice number it pays
• The amount paid and the currency
• How it was paid: cash, card, bank transfer or cheque
• The balance still due, if it was a part payment

A simple example

RECEIPT No. RCT-2026-00012 · Date: 22 Oct 2026 · Received from: Blue Star Restaurant · For: Invoice INV-2026-00042 · Amount: AED 1,250.00 · Paid by: bank transfer · Balance due: AED 0.00

Cash payments

For cash, write the receipt at the time of payment and give the customer a copy straight away. Keep your own copy too.

How Tichkuly CRM helps

Record the payment on the invoice (cash, transfer, cheque or card) and the invoice shows what was received, the balance, and Paid when it is settled. Send it to the customer by WhatsApp in one tap.