WHEN When payment is made by check, the payor has a record of the payment made - the canceled check. However, when payment is made in cash, the only proof the payor has is a written acknowledgment from the recipient - a receipt. Whenever you make or receive a cash payment, use this Receipt. Property may also be transferred to someone else. With unique or valuable items, such as jewelry, important papers or art, a written record that the items were received may also be useful.
Most receipts confirm only the fact that cash was paid or an item delivered.
However, receipts can also be used to acknowledge other facts. For example, the cash paid may be only a partial payment of some bigger debt. To avoid any argument that payment in full has been made, the recipient of the cash may want to add language about the partial payment. This Receipt includes some standard optional provisions sometimes found in receipts. You may select one of those, or edit the Receipt to add your own provision, as appropriate.