Sales receipt is a document which typically shows the following:
Date and time a purchase was made
Items purchased
Amount of purchase price and totals
The name and location of store/entity where the purchases were made
Supplemental information concerning store returns
The method of payment used and other relevant sales-related information.
Sales receipts are often necessary for store returns or exchanges.
Any time a customer purchases goods or services from your company, you should provide them with a receipt. People save receipts for various reasons, ranging from tax preparation to employer reimbursement to personal accounting.
The sales receipt is the customer's proof that a purchase was made, what they bought and how much they paid. Several different types of sales receipts exist, and your company will use those most appropriately suited to the environment in which the sale was made.
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