Is it legally mandated that a printed/written signed & stamped (if amt > 5000) is required whenever a cash/cheq transaction takes place?
What if the firm is genuine, maintains all referable audit trail of all the transactions online which the payor can verify anytime?
Why is revenue stamp required? How is this impacted in case of online payments? In no case a receipt is issued, does a company pay stamp fee separately?
Is issual of receipt only an optional token of acknowledgement or is it legally a must?
What are the implications if the company does not issue a physical receipt for a physical transaction but keeps an online record and sends electronic receipt through mail?