Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TERM 2 / LESSON 2
GRADE 10
SOURCE DOCUMENTS
1. Receipts
A receipt is proof that you gave the school / somebody the money.
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A receipt must show:
1. The name of the body issuing the receipt.
2. A serial number.
3. The date.
4. The name of the person paying the money.
5. The amount received in words.
6. What the money is for.
7. The amount received in figures.
8. How the money was paid i.e. cash or cheque.
9. The signature of the person receiving the money, as proof that it was
received.
2. Deposit slips
There are always at least two copies of a deposit slip.
The teller will check if the money deposited is the same amount written on the
deposit slip.
The teller stamps the deposit slip with the name of the bank and the date and
keeps the original.
A duplicate deposit slip is returned to the person depositing the cash.
This is proof the money was given to the bank.
Name, contact telephone number and signature of depositor.
Reference number.
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3. Cash register (till) slips
When you go into a shop and make a cash purchase you will usually get a cash
register / till slip in receipt for what you buy.
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The following information normally appears on a cash register or till slip.
Name of store.
Telephone number of store.
Date of transaction.
Name of cashier.
Price of article(s) sold.
Subtotal of cash transaction.
Vat @ 14%.
Total of cash transaction including VAT.
Money tendered for payment.
Change given.
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Activity: Source Documents
QUESTION 1 (3)
Name 3 examples of source documents.
1.1 ______________________________________________________________
1.2 ______________________________________________________________
1.3 ______________________________________________________________
QUESTION 2
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QUESTION 3
3.1 When do you receive a cash register slip? (1)
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3.2 Give another name for cash register slip. (1)
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3.3 Name one (1) reason why you have to make sure that you have received a
cash register slip. (1)
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QUESTION 4
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4.3 What was the total amount of purchases? (1)
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4.4 What kind of payment has been used? (1)
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4.5 Which cashier did the transaction? (1)
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QUESTION 5