Receipt / Cash Receipt
Create a receipt with the amount automatically shown in figures and words, plus payer, recipient, purpose and payment method, as a print-ready PDF.
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Current as of: 11.08.2026.
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Create a receipt: amount in figures and words
A receipt is the proof of a received payment, for example for cash payments in a shop, private sales or a private recharging. The generator creates it with the amount in figures and automatically in words, payer, recipient, purpose, payment method, place and date. The PDF is ready to print.
The amount in words is automatically generated in German (for example “Einhundertneunundvierzig Euro und neunzig Cent”) and can be edited if needed. This makes the receipt unambiguous even without additional help.
When do I need a receipt?
- Cash payment: as proof that the amount was actually paid.
- Private sale: when the purchase price is handed over.
- Service: when a customer pays cash or by transfer directly.
Requirements for cash payments
For small invoices up to 250 EUR, § 33 UStDV requires only reduced details: name and address of the issuer, the date, the type and quantity of the service and the total amount including tax. For cash payments above 250 EUR, the name of the payer usually goes on the receipt as well, so it can be clearly assigned. The precise requirements depend on the situation.
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What exactly is a receipt?
A receipt is a written acknowledgment of receipt under § 368 BGB. It confirms that a payment has been received and states the amount, the payer, the recipient, the reason and the date. A receipt is not an invoice. It does not bill a service, it only confirms the payment. If the customer needs the document for bookkeeping or input tax deduction, a proper invoice under § 14 UStG is required in addition.
Who may issue a receipt?
In principle anyone who receives money: businesses, freelancers, associations and private sellers. No permission is required. Whoever receives a payment is in fact obliged to issue a receipt on request (§ 368 BGB), for example for a cash payment in a shop or a private sale through a classified ad.
What does a receipt have to contain?
It depends on the purpose. For small invoices up to 250 euros, § 33 UStDV only requires a few details: name and address of the issuer, the date, the type and quantity of the service and the total amount including tax. For cash payments above 250 euros, the name of the payer usually goes on the receipt as well, so it can be clearly assigned. A receipt normally does not show VAT separately. If a tax amount is shown by someone not entitled to show it, that person owes exactly that amount (§ 14c UStG).
What applies to electronic cash registers?
Anyone running an electronic cash register must issue a receipt to the customer for every transaction. That is the Belegausgabepflicht under § 146a AO. Such a till receipt does not replace the right to a receipt. Customers may still ask for a receipt in the sense of § 368 BGB even after receiving a till receipt.
How long must documents be kept?
Invoices and bookkeeping documents must generally be kept for eight years in Germany, down from ten since 2025. Receipts and till receipts that document business expenses belong to that chain and should be kept just as long.
Does the generator run locally?
Yes. The receipt generator works entirely in the browser. Your details are neither sent to a server nor stored. The receipt is created on your own device and is ready to print or save as a PDF.
This receipt is a structural template and not legal advice.