Free contractor receipt maker
For contractors, handymen, cleaners and lawn care: fill in one payment on a job, a deposit, a progress payment or the final one, and download a numbered receipt as a PDF that shows what's still owed. No account, and nothing is saved.
Print it and sign it, or send the PDF. Next payment on the same job? Add this one to "Paid before this" and 1 to the receipt number.
What goes on a contractor receipt
The client, the job and the address, the amount, the date paid, how it was paid and who received it. For a job paid in parts, fill in the job's price and what was paid before. The receipt then shows three lines, like a paper receipt book's account box: what was owed, this payment, and the balance still due.
Deposits and progress payments
Give a receipt for each payment, numbered in order, and say on it whether it's the deposit, a progress payment or the final one. When the balance reaches zero, the last receipt shows the job paid in full.
Some states limit the deposit. In California, the down payment on a home improvement job or a swimming pool can't be more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less, with no exception for special-order materials. Later payments can't run ahead of the work done, and a home improvement job over $500 needs a written contract [1].
Questions
What should a contractor receipt include?
The client, the job and its address, the amount, the date it was paid, how it was paid and who received it. For a job paid in parts, add the job's price and what was paid before, and the receipt shows what's still owed.
How much deposit can a contractor take?
It depends on the state. In California, the down payment on a home improvement job or a swimming pool can't be more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, whichever is less [1]. Check your own state's rules.
Is a receipt the same as an invoice or a contract?
No. An invoice asks to be paid, and a contract sets out the work. A receipt says what you were paid. Keep your estimate or contract for the work itself.
Is this receipt maker free?
Yes. Fill in the form and download the PDF. There's no account, and nothing you type is saved.
Can I keep every job and its payments in one place?
Use a free Venda job book: add the job with its price, and every payment gets a numbered receipt by email that shows what's left to pay.
Sources
This page explains what the rules say. It isn't legal advice.
Every job and what's left, in one book
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