Amount, purpose and refund terms in writing, for landlords, tenants and businesses. Your details never leave your device.
Refund terms: Interest-free. Refundable within 15 days of vacating, less any unpaid rent or damage beyond normal wear.
Create a free security deposit receipt with the amount, what it's for and the refund terms, and download it as a PDF.
The landlord's or business's name, PAN if you have it, receipt number and date.
Who paid, how much, what it's for, how it was paid and the refund terms.
Download the PDF, sign it and give a copy to the person who paid.
A deposit receipt is written proof that a refundable security deposit was paid: by a tenant to a landlord, a customer for equipment or goods, or a guest for a booking. It records the amount, what it's for and how it will be returned.
Most disputes over deposits come down to what was agreed. Putting the refund terms on the receipt avoids arguments when the deposit is due back.
A deposit receipt shows who received the deposit, a receipt number and date, who paid it, the amount in figures and words, what it's for (such as the rented flat's address), how it was paid, when it will be refunded, the refund terms, and the receiver's signature.
For a rented home, the security deposit is usually also written into the rent agreement. The receipt confirms it was actually paid.
A receipt for a cash payment of more than ₹5,000 needs a ₹1 revenue stamp, signed across. Some states set their own rules.
Source: Indian Stamp Act, 1899 — Schedule I, Article 53Receiving ₹2 lakh or more in cash from one person in a day or for one transaction isn't allowed under income-tax law.
Source: Income Tax Department — limit on cash receipts| Field | What to enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Received by (owner or business) | Who received the deposit: the landlord or business. | Sunita Verma |
| Their address (optional) | Optional: their address. | — |
| Their PAN (optional) | Optional: their PAN. | — |
| Receipt number | A receipt number for your records. | DEP-001 |
| Date received | The date the deposit was paid. | — |
| Deposit paid by | Who paid the deposit. | Rahul Sharma |
| Type of deposit | What sort of deposit it is. | — |
| Deposit for | What the deposit secures, such as the rented property's address or the equipment. | Flat B-204, Sushant Lok Phase 1, Gurugram |
| Deposit amount | The deposit amount, in rupees. | — |
| Paid by | How it was paid. | — |
| Transaction / cheque reference (optional) | Optional: UPI reference, cheque number or bank transaction ID. | — |
| To be refunded by (optional) | Optional: the date the deposit will be returned by. | — |
| Refund terms (optional) | Optional: interest, deductions and when it's refunded. Without it, the receipt says it's refundable as agreed. | — |
It's strongly advised. It proves the deposit was paid and records the refund terms, which avoids disputes later.
Only as agreed, typically for unpaid rent, bills or damage beyond normal wear. Write the terms on the receipt and in the rent agreement.
It depends on your state's rent law and the agreement; under the Model Tenancy Act it's capped at two months' rent for homes.
Usually not. Most rental deposits in India are interest-free unless the agreement says otherwise.
A refundable deposit isn't rent, so it isn't usually rental income. Amounts kept for unpaid rent or damage may be.
No. The receipt is made in your browser and its details never leave your device.
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