Quite a sum of money repaid to employer. Request receipt or no?

WasntMe_2

There's quite a sum of money to be repaid to the employer, over £500+.
They could take it out in installments, but it's being paid back in 1 hit to get it out of the way & will be paid via cheque.

Would you ever request a receipt/confirmation in writing that the bill has been settled, or would you just hand the cheque over & leave it at that?

Would personally like something on paper to say the bill has been settled, but at the same time i can see how this can bring the "do you not trust us" argument.

hcb42

of course you ask for a receipt.

kloana

WasntMe wrote: »

There's quite a sum of money to be repaid to the employer, over £500+.
They could take it out in installments, but it's being paid back in 1 hit to get it out of the way & will be paid via cheque.

Would you ever request a receipt/confirmation in writing that the bill has been settled, or would you just hand the cheque over & leave it at that?

Would personally like something on paper to say the bill has been settled, but at the same time i can see how this can bring the "do you not trust us" argument.

I don't see any problem with requesting confirmation. Employer may well provide it anyway, even without your request. Ask for confirmation "for your records". It's not really a trust issue, it's something that should be taken for granted

whitewing

You could just take a copy of the cheque for your own records so you have the cheque number.

I don't think you need a receipt really, although the co should be perfectly happy to provide you with one.

LittleVoice

whitewing wrote: »

You could just take a copy of the cheque for your own records so you have the cheque number.

I don't think you need a receipt really, although the co should be perfectly happy to provide you with one.

Taking a copy of a cheque and being able to show that it cleared your bank account does not prove what the payment was for.

A proper receipt specifying what it was paying for is what the OP requires and should receive.

WasntMe_2

Thanks guys.

Just had enough of hassle, so as silly as it may sound - i just wanted to check that the request was reasonable.

PlutoinCapricorn

It seems perfectly reasonable to me to request a formal receipt "for the record": you need written evidence of what the payment was for and that it was made.

Trust does not come into it where a business is concerned: imagine going into a shop and asking for the receipt only for them to complain that you don't trust them!

Are you sure that you really owe them this money?

ohreally

Get a receipt.

Is the sum gross or net?