How to Make a Rent Receipt. If you manage a rental property, you should give a tenant a receipt when he makes a rental payment. According to Nolo, an online legal resource, many states require ...

The basics to include on a receipt include the customer's name, date of the payment, description of purchase, amount of purchase, invoice number, and your signature.

Businesses and individuals use receipts as proof of payment, to claim deductions on their tax returns, and to document expenditures. These are the usual rules.