What are the different Types of Office Forms?

Forms may be classified as follows:

1. On the basis of operation or function performed by the form, as for instance, purchase form, material requisition form, application form etc.

2. On the basis of use of form:

Internal office forms, which are received or used by the employee of the business, for examples, accounting form, application form, memorandum form, requisition form etc.

External contract forms, which are sent to customers, creditors, etc. for examples, order form, purchase order etc.

3. On the basis of copy:

Single copy forms, which are complete in themselves and often, become the source documents.

Multiple copies forms, which are made in duplicate or more copies and which may be used to transmit information or serve the function of providing additional records.