Receipt: templates and forms

A receipt by which a private individual in Cyprus confirms receiving money from another: the sum in figures and words, what it is for, the date and method of payment, and whether it settles the whole debt or is a payment on account, with the balance left. Useful for repaying a loan, returning a deposit, selling an item or any cash payment, which otherwise leaves no trace. It is signed by the person receiving the money, and since 2026 needs no stamp duty.

The receipt in which someone in Greece who takes money from a private person confirms it: who paid and who received, the sum in figures and words, what it was for, the date and method of payment, and whether it settles the whole debt or is paid on account, with the balance. A debtor who pays is entitled to a written receipt and, on paying the whole debt, to the return of the debt document (art. 424 of the Greek Civil Code). It goes with the loan agreement, the acknowledgment of debt and the settlement.

A receipt under § 368 of the German Civil Code (BGB) in which the person paid confirms receiving money — in cash or by transfer, for instance for repaying a private loan, an instalment, a deposit or a private sale. With the sum in figures and words, the date, the method, the reason for the payment and whether the debt is now fully paid or what remains. The payer can demand a receipt on paying; in German, to be printed and signed by hand by the person receiving the money.

Written evidence that a sum has been paid and received — on a private sale, a deposit, rent or a loan. It is completed by the person receiving the money and signed as the money changes hands.

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.

The receipt by which a private person in Romania confirms receiving money from another: who received it and from whom, the sum in figures and words, what for, how it was paid and what remains to be paid. It is the written proof of a payment between private persons — a deposit, an instalment, a loan repaid — and matters most above 250 lei, the value above which a transaction can no longer be proved by witnesses.

The receipt a payer can demand from whoever takes the money (art. 462 of the Polish Civil Code) — when repaying a loan, returning a deposit, or paying a price or instalment in cash: who pays and who receives, the amount in words, what it is for, the date and method of payment, and whether it settles the debt or leaves a balance. It is the basic proof of payment when money changes hands directly.