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RECEIPTS
-These are documents that records transaction between a buyer and a seller
that serves as a proof that a transaction of payments,ownership and basis for
accounting .
-They help with calculations,inventory management and reimbursement..
Types of receipt
a) Cash receipts:
-Printed slips of a paper given when a purchase in store is made .
-They show :date,time,item price ,taxesc,discount and total
amount paid,the address of the store ,the cashiers name and
methods of payments.
-They are used for tracking sales and expenses as well as for
returning or exchanging products and tracking expenses.
b) Handwritten receipts:
Are manually written receipts and given by services providers or
sellers who do not have cash registers or computers y.
-They contain similar information as cash receipts and similar
information.
c) Packing slips:
-Are documents found within a package ordered online or through
mail .
-The list of items are included in the shipment like quantities and
their prices.
d) E-mail receipts :
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-Are electronic documents received through e-mail when a
purchase is made through online opr though email .
e) Carbon copies:
-They are duplicate documents produced when handwritten receipts is
written on a special paper that has a carbon layer underneath which
transfer the writing to another sheet of paper creating a copy of the
original receipts.
Example of a receipts
Cash sale slip
-These are documents that records transaction between a buyer and a
seller containing :
-name and address of the buyer
-name and address of the seller
-time and date of the transaction
-description and quantity off goods sold
-unit price and total price of goods sold
-amount of cash received and balance
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-signature of seller and buyer
NB: It serves as an evidence and proof of payment.
Electronic tax register
-This a device that record sales transaction,calculate the cost of goods
sold and prints receipts for customer.
-It consist f a barcode scanner ,a receipt printer ,a cash drawer and
point of scale terminal. It stores sales data,track inventory and generate
reports .
-They also helps in improving efficiency and accuracy of sales process as
well as provide useful information for accounting and management .
Types of electronic tax register
a) Electronic cash register-performs complex calculations and print
customized receipt as well as store and process large amount of
data and can also integrate with other software applications.
b) Point of sales system-it’s a more advancement type of electric
cash that has touch screen display and connected to other devices
such as computers .
-it can integrate with other software
applications such as inventory management ,customer
relationship and online ordering.
c) Cloud-based POS-it uses internet to store and access data or a
remote sarver.
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