Receipt Template
Receipts are more than proof of purchase—they’re essential for accurately recording and reporting cash transactions. These transactions must be recorded in compliance with local laws to avoid negative consequences like fines or back taxes. Protect your business with our free receipt templates. They are a simple way to ensure your professional transactions are fully documented.
Free Downloadable Receipt Templates
Excel
Word
Choose one of our six receipt templates to get started. For future jobs, check out our free invoice templates library and collection of estimate templates that are easy to use and ready to send to customers. For more customization, check out our online receipt generator to create professional receipts that look fantastic.Â
Why should I use a receipt template?Â
As a business owner, you can benefit in several ways from using a receipt template:
- Accuracy and Consistency: A receipt template ensures all essential details are consistently and accurately documented, reducing errors.
- Professionalism: A well-designed receipt template conveys professionalism to clients. It enhances your reputation and reinforces trust in your services.
- Timesaving: A receipt template streamlines the billing process by providing pre-formatted fields and eliminating the need to create receipts from scratch.
- Expense Tracking: If you make business purchases in cash or donations, a receipt is essential to track those transactions. Check out our expense tracker to simplify the process.
By leveraging a template, you can improve efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism while maintaining organized financial records.
How do I create a receipt template?Â
Creating a receipt template ensures you can always provide customers with a professional and accurate record of their purchases. Not sure how to create your own receipt template? We’ve got you covered!
Try our online receipt maker.Â
With it, you can create a printer-friendly and fully customizable receipt template that includes the essential elements.
Receipt Template HighlightsÂ
We’ve put in a lot of effort to make sure you get the best template possible.
- Completely free receipt templates that are ready to send to clients.
- The template automatically calculates subtotal and grand total amounts.
- Built from scratch to fit the needs of your unique business.
- Consistently formatted with all the essential receipt elements included.
- Templates include printer-friendly formatting for easy printing.
Specialized Receipt Template Collection
Some tasks require a specially modified receipt.
Rent Receipt Templates
Providing tenants with rent receipts ensures you have an accurate record to help prevent legal disputes. Our receipt slips are specifically tailored for rental properties. We also have rental invoice templates you can send when rent is due.
Cash Receipt Templates
Creating a receipt is critical to ensure cash transactions are accurately recorded. The cash receipt template will only contain one item. This type of receipt is used when you receive a cash payment, such as a deposit for a product or job.Â
Donation Receipt Templates
The donation receipt template is similar to the cash receipt, except that it may include additional info you need to deduct donations from your taxes. Scan donation receipts with the Expense Tracker to simplify tax reporting.
FAQ
Simply download the Word Docx or Excel file and fill out the customizable fields. Then you’re ready to email or print the receipt.
Microsoft Word Doc is designed for general documents such as letters and reports. You can usually make good-looking documents in Word. However, it can be quite a pain to add line items and totals and to calculate taxes.
Some recommend using Excel instead because of its automatic formulas. Excel makes it quite easy to add up your totals and measure taxes. You can set up a table with items and quantities with little effort.
The best way to make a receipt is to use tools and software designed for making receipts and invoices instead of just using a receipt template. You can use these tools to gain the best of both worlds! Great convenience as well as amazing style.
That’s where we come in. We’ve built our receipt maker to be a great alternative to Word and Excel. Here are some of the added benefits of using Invoice Simple:
- Professional layout
- Fully customizable
- Clients and items are saved automatically
- Simple bookkeeping for tax season
Receipts are essentially paid invoices, so for guidance on writing the perfect receipt, our invoice guide is a great place to start.
You may have seen that our online invoice creator and receipt creator have a lot in common. Both require similar information and are formatted similarly. So, what’s the difference?
The main difference between an invoice and a receipt is the timing. An invoice is issued after services or products are rendered but before payment is made. A receipt is issued — largely with the same information — after payment has been made. A receipt documents that the transaction is complete for both the buyer and the seller.
However, Excel falls short on the visuals. It’s very hard to make the receipt look professional, even when using professionally designed receipt templates.
Wondering how to make a receipt? Use our compilation of free receipt templates. Feel free to download, modify, and use any you like. If you’re looking for a rental, cash, or donations receipt, scroll up to our specialized receipt template section. They have their own pages.
To make a receipt on Google Sheets:
1. Select the download link — you’ll be taken to Google Sheets.
2. It’ll say that the receipt is ‘read only’.
3. Select ‘File -> Make a copy’ in the menu to get your own editable version.
4. Edit your details.
5. Download & send to your customers!
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