{"id":20308,"date":"2025-12-26T12:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/help-center\/how-to-keep-a-cash-book-and-a-receipt-book\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:26:39","slug":"how-to-keep-a-cash-book-and-a-receipt-book","status":"publish","type":"help_center","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.eu\/en-be\/help-center\/how-to-keep-a-cash-book-and-a-receipt-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep a cash book and a paper receipt book"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\ud83c\udf89 New: the daily sales book is now available as a digital version, directly in Accountable!<\/b><\/p>\n

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You can now keep your daily sales book in the app, no paper needed. Find out how in this article<\/a><\/b> about the digital daily sales book.
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The article below is still useful if you keep your book on paper, or if you’d rather finish the year on paper before switching to the digital version.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Keeping accurate financial records is essential for any business in Belgium, especially if you handle cash payments or don’t issue invoices for every transaction. Two important tools for this are the daily receipts book<\/b> and the cash book<\/b>. This article explains what they are, who needs them, and how to keep them correctly on paper<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udca1 Would you rather keep your daily receipts book digitally, directly in Accountable<\/b>? Then check out this article about the Daily sales book<\/a> instead. The article below is for you if you prefer to keep a paper<\/b> book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s the difference between a cash book and a receipt book?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The primary distinction between a cash book and a receipt book lies in the types of transactions they record:<\/p>\n