Undid revision 1380835977 by Kimonhorny (talk)← Previous revisionRevision as of 06:41, 18 October 2026 Line 2: Line 2: {{for|the song|Receipts (song)}} {{for|the song|Receipts (song)}} {{for|instructions how to make food (once called a "receipt")|Recipe}} {{for|instructions how to make food (once called a "receipt")|Recipe}} {{CSS image crop|Image = [[File:A graphic design on a receipt.png|thumb|A design on a receipt]]|bSize = 365|cWidth = 300|cHeight = 175|oTop = 35|oLeft = 32|Description = A [[Bureau of Engraving and Printing]] receipt for $442,340,000 in [[Federal Reserve Note]]s from [[Office of the Comptroller of the Currency|Comptroller]] [[John Skelton Williams]], dated 23 July 1915 and signed by [[Joseph E. Ralph]], [[Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing|Director of the BEP]]}}A '''receipt''' (also known as a '''packing list''', '''packing slip''', '''packaging slip''', '''(delivery) docket''', '''shipping list''', '''delivery list''', '''bill of the parcel''', '''[[Manifest (transportation)|manifest]]''', or '''customer receipt''') is a [[document]] acknowledging that something has been received,{{cite book |editor1-last=Garner |editor1-first=Bryan A. |title=Black's law dictionary |date=2009 |publisher=West |location=St. Paul, MN |isbn=978-0314199492 |page=1411 |edition=9th}} such as money or property in [[payment]] following a sale or other transfer of goods or provision of a service.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/packing-list.html|title=Packing list definition|publisher=Businessdictionary.com|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414141017/http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/packing-list.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QV9IntAExwIC|title=Supply Chain and Transportation Dictionary, 4th Edition|last=Cavinato|first=Joseph L.|date=2000|publisher=Springer|isbn=0-7923-8444-X|pages=205}}{{cite web|url=http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm#shippinglist|title=ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science|date=2007-11-19|publisher=Lu.com|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2007-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925184609/http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm#shippinglist|url-status=dead}} All receipts must have the date of purchase on them. If the recipient of the payment is legally required to collect [[sales tax]] or [[Value-added tax|VAT]] from the customer, the amount would be added to the receipt, and the collection would be deemed to have been on behalf of the relevant tax authority. In many countries, a retailer is required to include the sales tax or VAT in the displayed price of goods sold, from which the tax amount would be calculated at the point of sale and remitted to the tax authorities in due course. Similarly, amounts may be deducted from amounts payable, as in the case of [[Withholding tax|taxes withheld]] from wages. On the other hand, tips or other gratuities that are given by a customer, for example in a restaurant, would not form part of the payment amount or appear on the receipt. {{CSS image crop|Image = US-BEP-Receipt for currency (23 July 1915).jpg|bSize = 365|cWidth = 300|cHeight = 175|oTop = 35|oLeft = 32|Description = A [[Bureau of Engraving and Printing]] receipt for $442,340,000 in [[Federal Reserve Note]]s from [[Office of the Comptroller of the Currency|Comptroller]] [[John Skelton Williams]], dated 23 July 1915 and signed by [[Joseph E. Ralph]], [[Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing|Director of the BEP]]}}A '''receipt''' (also known as a '''packing list''', '''packing slip''', '''packaging slip''', '''(delivery) docket''', '''shipping list''', '''delivery list''', '''bill of the parcel''', '''[[Manifest (transportation)|manifest]]''', or '''customer receipt''') is a [[document]] acknowledging that something has been received,{{cite book |editor1-last=Garner |editor1-first=Bryan A. |title=Black's law dictionary |date=2009 |publisher=West |location=St. Paul, MN |isbn=978-0314199492 |page=1411 |edition=9th}} such as money or property in [[payment]] following a sale or other transfer of goods or provision of a service.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/packing-list.html|title=Packing list definition|publisher=Businessdictionary.com|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2019-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414141017/http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/packing-list.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QV9IntAExwIC|title=Supply Chain and Transportation Dictionary, 4th Edition|last=Cavinato|first=Joseph L.|date=2000|publisher=Springer|isbn=0-7923-8444-X|pages=205}}{{cite web|url=http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm#shippinglist|title=ODLIS: Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science|date=2007-11-19|publisher=Lu.com|access-date=2009-01-29|archive-date=2007-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925184609/http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_s.cfm#shippinglist|url-status=dead}} All receipts must have the date of purchase on them. If the recipient of the payment is legally required to collect [[sales tax]] or [[Value-added tax|VAT]] from the customer, the amount would be added to the receipt, and the collection would be deemed to have been on behalf of the relevant tax authority. In many countries, a retailer is required to include the sales tax or VAT in the displayed price of goods sold, from which the tax amount would be calculated at the point of sale and remitted to the tax authorities in due course. Similarly, amounts may be deducted from amounts payable, as in the case of [[Withholding tax|taxes withheld]] from wages. On the other hand, tips or other gratuities that are given by a customer, for example in a restaurant, would not form part of the payment amount or appear on the receipt. In some countries, it is obligatory for a business to provide a receipt to a customer confirming the details of a transaction. In most cases, the recipient of money provides the receipt, but in some cases, the receipt is generated by the payer, as in the case of goods being returned for a refund. A receipt is not the same as an [[invoice]].{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1740 |title=Legal Dictionary | Law.com |publisher=Dictionary.law.com |date=2010-12-09 |access-date=2013-09-03}} In some countries, it is obligatory for a business to provide a receipt to a customer confirming the details of a transaction. In most cases, the recipient of money provides the receipt, but in some cases, the receipt is generated by the payer, as in the case of goods being returned for a refund. A receipt is not the same as an [[invoice]].{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1740 |title=Legal Dictionary | Law.com |publisher=Dictionary.law.com |date=2010-12-09 |access-date=2013-09-03}}