Log an expenseIn Quick actions at the top of the sidebar

In Quick actions at the top of the sidebar

Scan the receipt

Log an expense → Scan a receipt reads the supplier, the total, the date and a category from the photo, and keeps the image with the expense.

DeskOps — Log an expense › Scan a receiptExample screen

Start here · On a computer

  1. 1Quick actions at the top of the sidebar
  2. 2Log an expense
  3. 3Scan a receipt

On your phone: Home → + New → Log an expense → Scan a receipt.

The full answer in the docs

In Your money

Type it, or tell Des

Expenses under Money takes a typed expense. Or tell Des “spent $240 on gas” — it logs the expense and shows an undo chip for a few minutes.

DeskOps — Log an expenseExample screen

Where it is · On a computer

Expenses in the sidebar under Money.

On your phone: Expenses in the Menu tab.

The full answer in the docs

In Quick actions at the top of the sidebar

Where a truck payment goes

The monthly payment is an expense under Vehicle. The truck itself goes on the Depreciation worksheet under Taxes, once, for your accountant to work from.

DeskOps — HomeExample screen

Route 1 · On a computer

  1. 1Quick actions at the top of the sidebar
  2. 2Log an expense, category Vehicle (or Equipment)

Route 2 · On a computer

  1. 1Taxes
  2. 2Depreciation for the truck itself

On your phone: Home → + New → Log an expense; Taxes → Depreciation.

The full answer in the docs

Ready to do this with your own business?

Scan the receipt at the counter; the image stays with the expense as proof.