A remittance letter is written when partial or full payment is made to inform vendors or sellers of payment details. It should include payment amount, application, date, and mode. The letter identifies the reader as the vendor or creditor, establishes the objective of prompt payment, and determines the scope by clearly stating payment details. It closes thankfully or by stating an expected action from the reader. The document provides instruction on writing an effective remittance letter by identifying the reader, establishing the objective, determining the scope, and providing a closing.

1. Lesson 17
Writing a Letter of Remittance
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2. What is a Remittance Letter?
• A letter written when purchasers or buyers
make partial or full payment.
• Its objective is to inform the vendors or
sellers about the details of the payment
• Enclose a photocopy of remittance or
payment slip in letter (recommended).
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3. First things first . . .
1. Identify your reader
2. Establish your objective
3. Determine your Scope
4. Put a close on your Letter
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4. Identify your reader . . .
• A remittance letter should be addressed to
the vendor or seller of the merchandise.
• Or to the creditor or the person from whom
the credit or the loan is acquired.
• In business organization, the reader of
your letter must be an authorized
personnel or your letter is useless.
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5. Establish your objective. . .
• It should serve as a prompt payment of
1 . Identify your
your financial obligation.
Reader
• Provide necessary details in your payment
• ex: check issuing bank, date, number,
amount of the full settlement payment of
an overdue obligation
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6. Determine your Scope
To be effective, the scope of a
remittance letter must clearly state the
following details:
• Amount of payment
• Payment Application (goods, service, loan of
payment is applied,”…as payment of…”)
• Date of payment.
• Mode of payment. (Check, Bank, or money
transfer)
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7. Closing your letter. . .
• You can end it by these ff:
“Thank you”, “Truly yours” or Sincerely.
• Should end by stating a specific action
that you expect your reader to do.
How about an activity???
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8. Heading
1 . Identify your
Reader
Lets put
them all
together.
4. Closing
your letter
2. Establish
Objective.
3. Determine
Scope.
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9. Easy does it?
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10. END OF PRESENTATION
By: Sir Ralph Laurenz Cortez
Sir Craig Stephen Sadang Cabinta
Madamn Kitz Richa
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