Document Type

Receipts

A receipt is proof that money changed hands, and each situation has its own required fields. A rent receipt needs the rental period. A donation receipt needs the IRS goods and services statement. A deposit receipt needs where the money is held. Every generator here renders a finished, signable receipt in your browser, and nothing you type is uploaded.

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Start With the Rent ReceiptRent receipts are the most requested document on the site, and the generator carries the rental period and payment method a tenant needs later.

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Which One Do You Need?

Documenting a rent paymentRent Receipt
Acknowledging a charitable gift with IRS wordingDonation Receipt
Taking a security deposit at move-inSecurity Deposit Receipt
General counter sales, any purposeReceipt Book Page

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Sourced Figures

The Numbers Behind Receipts

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Every figure below carries the official source it came from and the month we last checked it. These are the same tables the generators in this category print against.

How Long to Keep This Document

Federal minimums for small businesses. States and industries can require longer; when two rules apply, keep the record for the longer period.

RecordKeep at leastRule
Receipts and expense records backing a tax return3 yearsIRS general limitations period (6 if income is underreported by more than 25%)
Invoices and sales records3 yearsIRS: records supporting income on a filed return
Payroll records (wages, pay dates, hours totals)3 yearsFLSA 29 CFR 516
Timesheets and time cards behind wage computations2 yearsFLSA: records on which wage calculations are based
Employment tax records (payroll tax filings)4 yearsIRS: after the tax is due or paid, whichever is later

Source: IRS Pub 583; IRS employment tax rules; DOL FLSA Fact Sheet #21 · checked 2026-08

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