The short answer
In many contexts a fax is accepted as a written communication, but whether it is accepted depends on the recipient and on the jurisdiction. There is no universal rule.
When a fax has to serve as evidence or meet a formal requirement, ask the recipient or the authority first. The security page explains what a delivery receipt documents.
Accepted, but not automatically
Companies, administrations and courts often accept documents received by fax, and some still ask for them. Others require a signed original, a registered letter or an electronic procedure.
The rule depends on the recipient, the type of document and the country concerned. Faxturbo cannot say in advance whether a particular organization will accept it.
What a receipt does and does not show
The optional PDF receipts document that a transmission was requested and that it reached the recipient's number at a given time. They are a useful record of the sending.
They do not prove who read the fax or that the content was accepted as valid. If the stakes are high, ask the recipient or the authority in writing which proof they will recognise, and keep the receipts with your file.
Key points
- Acceptance depends on the recipient and the jurisdiction
- Ask the recipient or authority when the fax must serve as evidence
- Receipts document the transmission, not the reading
- Keep receipts with your records