Receipt for a payment (Austria)
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A receipt under § 1426 of the Austrian Civil Code (ABGB): the person receiving the money confirms in writing who paid how much, when, how — in cash or by transfer — and for what, and whether the debt is now paid off or this is only a part-payment, with the balance left. Anyone who pays in Austria may always ask for a receipt. It goes with the private loan, the acknowledgement of debt, the settlement and the instalment agreement. In German, to fill in, print and have signed by the payee.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Amount received
- Amount in words
- Date of payment
- Method of payment
- Basis of the obligation
- Person paying
- Address of the person paying
- Paid in full, or part-payment
- Amount still to be paid
- Payee
- Address of the person receiving the money
- City
- Date
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This document is produced for you. Your answers are typed into it and the finished PDF is yours to keep.
Common questions
- Does a creditor in Austria have to give a receipt?
- Yes. Anyone who pays a debt may always ask for a receipt, that is, a written certificate of the debt paid (§ 1426 ABGB). It names the debtor and the creditor, the place and time of payment and what was paid for, and the creditor signs it. With cash it is often the only proof; with a bank transfer it adds to the statement, for instance where several debts are open.
- What does a receipt for a part-payment confirm in Austria?
- Only the amount paid: the rest of the debt remains, and the receipt states the balance. A part-payment also shows that the debtor knows of the debt and can therefore interrupt limitation (§ 1497 ABGB). So choose expressly in the document whether the payment settles the debt in full or is a part-payment, and enter the balance still owed.
- Who signs a receipt in Austria, and who keeps it?
- The person receiving the payment — the creditor — signs it; the payer gets the original and keeps it as proof (§ 1426 ABGB). Sign on paper by hand, or electronically with ID Austria and then send the signed file, not a printout. Where several debts are open, state exactly what the payment was for, so that it is credited to the right debt.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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