Questions tagged [receipt]
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Why are shop receipts required
I was wondering what some of the reasons may be why shop receipts are required by law.
What would happen if they were not required? What could some resulting problems be?
What do receipts facilitate, ...
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Is it standard to not provide receipts or invoices for donations?
I recently made a donation to a non-profit organizations that performs humanitarian assistance in places of conflict.
Afterwards I remembered that my employer matches my donation up to a particular ...
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Undated cheque was given by client but client asks me continually not to deposit it
I received a cheque 3 months ago, which my client gave me to start a project and there's no date on the cheque. My client told me to ask him before depositing the cheque. The cheque was advance ...
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Is it a legal requirement to put your VAT number on a receipt? [closed]
Someone recently complained to our business that our receipts didn't have our VAT number on them.
If anyone ever requests a VAT receipt/invoice then we draw one up manually, otherwise, we just issue ...
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Given wrong POS machine receipt, should I be worried?
I was shopping today and paid with a local bank debit card (not Visa, MasterCard or some international card, just an ATM card issued by a local bank). Normally there would be 3 identical receipts and ...
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How does the IRS expect HSA "receipts for medical expenses" to look in praxis?
When you reimburse yourself for medical expenses, you are required to keep 'records', to prove that the expenses were falling in the allowed medical cost classes. In case of an audit, you need to be ...
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Account number supressed on a deposit receipt
My bank issues deposit receipts with most of the account number blocked out, claiming security concerns. ( Account Number * * * * * * * 1234 ). How useful to me is such a receipt, if not useful is the ...
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How long should I keep my bills?
Until now I've kept all my bills, but it's too much paper.
Gas, Water, Electricity, telephone, etc. Why is it a good idea to keep them? For how long should I keep them?
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I am looking for software to scan and read receipts [closed]
What are people using to scan and archive receipts?
The only software I've found that does this is NeatReceipts. Does anyone recommend it?
http://www.frys.com/product/5734692?site=sr:SEARCH:...
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Do I need to save paper receipts to be able to return items?
I bought an expensive bed at Ikea.
Can I just take a high quality picture of the receipt or should I save the paper one? I said Ikea, but I'm asking in general because I'd prefer to just take pics/...
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What should a medical receipt contain to be IRS-approved for an HSA withdrawal in the United States?
In the United States, one must keep records of all one's medical expenses processed through one's HSA in case of an IRA audit. What should a medical receipt contain to be IRS-approved? I'm assuming it ...
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How to handle company related purchases when abroad (in U.S.)
I own a single person company in Europe (Ltd) and I'd like to know what is the proper way to ask for an invoice I can use to prove a cost for my company?
It happened in the past that I bought ...
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How should I charge a personal Bank Account for a Business transaction? (UK)
I am currently performing some ongoing work for a Sole Trader, where a monthly Direct Debit has been set up for the monthly fees. The Direct Debit was set up with their Business Account. Upon each ...
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How to dispute a cash transaction I don't have a receipt for?
At my doctor's office I paid a small copay, as one often does at a doctor's office. I paid in cash and, when asked if I wanted a receipt, said I didn't need one. I normally don't take receipts for ...
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As director, can I invoice my self-owned company?
As being self-employed, can I invoice my self-own non-VAT Limited company (used for IT contracting)?
If so, in what circumstances (e.g. making my own Ltd company website)?
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Is it a legal requirement for a shop owner in India to give me a receipt if I purchased something in their shop?
Is it a legal requirement for a shop owner in India to give me a receipt if I purchased something in their shop?
I'm asking as I purchased a SIM card in a shop of one of the main phone operators in ...
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Do you keep ATM receipts? Why might keeping bank ATM receipts be a good habit?
Do you keep ATM receipts?
I've occasionally heard some bank-insider's tips that say it's a good habit to keep the ATM receipts and check them against the online bank log.
Having a programmer ...
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Should I expect a receipt when giving a post-dated cheque?
I gave my landlord some post-dated cheques for rent spanning the next 6 months and wasn't given any receipts. It was explained that they don't give out receipts until the cheque has been processed/...
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Can I get a charitable receipt for donating books? [closed]
I am downsizing and have many 'books' how and where can I get a charitable tax receipt ?
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How to refuse a Clearxchange payment?
A client sent me a payment via Clearxchange.
I do not use Clearxchange, nor do I want to start using it.
The website states that once a payment is sent, then the sender cannot cancel it.
But there ...
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Best Practices for Managing Paper Receipts
I'm curious to get some input from the community on best practices for managing paper receipts, whether personal receipts or business-related receipts. For example...
What are the arguments for ...
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In Chicago, would it be possible to get a receipt totalling $20.17?
Chicago's combined sales tax is 10.25%.
So, a subtotal of $18.29 would end up costing $18.29 * 1.1025 = $20.1647, which would get rounded down to $20.16, right? A subtotal of $18.30 would end up ...
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Feasibility of changing debit amount if customer doesn't ask for a receipt?
Sometimes PoS machines, or the people operating them, will ask if I want the receipt BEFORE I hand my credit card over for payment. What would be the feasibility of charging more money than the person/...
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What kind of receipts are acceptable for a small drop-shipping business filing taxes?
I ran a very small business, doing drop shipments online.
Since I do drop-shipping, I have one receipt for every sale, which turns out to be a quite a lot of pages of invoices.
I have a credit card ...
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What do codes "O", "T", "X", and "N" mean on Wal-Mart receipts? [duplicate]
What do the four individual Walmart receipt codes of "O", "T", "X", and "N" denote?
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How do I track my spending on specific small-ticket purchases?
I'm spinning around about the topic of making some usage of receipts from shops to improve some aspect of my health and shopping habits. For example - from the perspective of the month or the year I ...
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Lost receipts in move... what if I'm audited?
I just moved and somehow the box of receipts I use to document expenses in case of an IRS audit was lost. I have looked and looked, but it's gone.
I have no reason to believe I will be audited, but ...
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Sales Tax: Rounded Then Totaled or Totaled Then Rounded?
E.g. There is a sale with 3 items, each costing $1.00. Sales tax is 12.4%. In calculating the tax for each item, do I round the tax amount first and then total everything up? Like this:
ITEM 1: $1.00 ...
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Why aren't there solutions for electronic itemized receipt for retail in-store purchases? [closed]
This is a personal finance question related to retail shopping. I am wondering why, with the evolution of the Web and relatively well-established credit card payment system, there is still no widely ...
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How can I track down physical gold bought by my grandpa, but held by the bank?
My understanding is that my Grandpa and Grandma bought a gold bar or a portion of a gold bar and were issued a receipt and the gold was either held by the bank that facilitated the deal or a third ...
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Is chargeback possible with Paypal transactions, if no receipt of products/services?
Someone sent me several hundred U.S. dollars Paypal for in exchange for services. This was a verbal agreement, and there was no receipt. I have decided not to fulfill my end of the agreement, but want ...
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Which date to record for a transaction?
I need to record a transaction in a journal.
If I take the date of the paper receipt, this might be different to the date on my bank statement.
Which one should I use? Should I use one, and then ...
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What is KIRCHSTRASSE on my statement bill?
I'm from the UK, I've been in Spain for few days and I've checked my bank statement recently, and I'm have the following transaction which I can't recognise:
4 Sep 2014 POS 0158 02SEP14 , ...
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Automatic Deduction Receipts: Do I have the right to demand it from the business? What can I do to make them send it?
I understand that in every business, a consumer must always receive a receipt for a service/product, or the purchase won't be considered complete.
I am currently insured by a big name company (who I'...
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How to organize bills and receipts?
I have a problem of disorganizing the bills and warranty cards, receipts of bills payed. In fact, I consider them as trivial at one moment, when I need it for a warranty upon the damage of my product, ...
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Should I collect receipts after paying with a card?
I heard from some folks that it's wise to collect a receipt after you pay with a card. The reason they propose is that the merchant can theoretically charge your card again after you leave, and a ...
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Are Credit Card statements sufficient for receipts to itemized deductions?
I was wondering what the general consensus is on using a credit card statement as a receipt. Only for purchases that are clearly for a specific vendor and/or related-expense. Not just a general Wal-...
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What types of receipts do I need to keep for itemized tax deductions?
Do I need to keep all of my receipts or only receipts of a certain type or amount for itemized deductions?
I've also only taken the standard deduction, but this year I plan to itemize. I keep almost ...
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If I were to get audited, what would I need?
I've been an independent contractor for about 2 months now. I'm saving receipts for all my business-related expenses, and I use Mint.com to track all my personal finances -- Everything business ...
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Why don't some places require a credit card receipt signature, and some do?
I'm thinking of certain places (Subway, McDonalds, etc.) that do not require a signature on a receipt after swiping your card. Why do these places not require a signature on the receipt, while others ...
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Cashable, Depositable Or Redeemable On Invoice?
I will be issuing invoices to my customer very soon. I don't know whether I will be cashing or depositing the cheque sent in for payment. What is the best way to communiate this to my customers? ...
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If I'm going to start doing my own taxes soon, do I need to start keeping receipts for everything?
I'm a college student, and in the past my parents have generally handled my finances for me so I haven't had to think about them. But I'll likely have to start doing my own taxes soon. Does that mean ...
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