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Upload your receipts to QuickBooks

by Intuit•22• Updated 1 week ago

Upload your receipts to QuickBooks Online from your computer or mobile device. We extract info from it and create a transaction for you to review. Then, you can edit the receipt, add it to an account, or match it to an existing transaction in the Receipts tab.

  • We don’t recommend uploading receipts or bills with sensitive or personal info, like credit card numbers and government identifiers.
  • QuickBooks supports PDF, JPEG, JPG, GIF, and PNG images. If you have a newer iPhone or iPad, your images might be in the HEIC format. You can convert HEIC images to a compatible format.
  • Receipt snap now reads receipts in different currencies, not just your home currency, and automatically pulls out the tax rate for each line item.

Step 1: Upload receipts to QuickBooks

You can add receipts one at a time, or select multiple files at once to upload several receipts in a single batch.

Upload receipts or bills from your computer or Google Drive

  1. Go to All apps A bunch of numbers and letters on a tile wall., select Accounting, then select Receipts (Take me there).
  2. Select Upload from computer or Upload from Google Drive.
    Note: Each image or file should only contain a single receipt or bill.

Snap a photo of your receipt or bill on your mobile device

Snap a photo of your receipt on your mobile device in the QuickBooks mobile app.

  1. Open the QuickBooks mobile app.
  2. From the Menu ≡, tap Accounting, then tap Receipts.
  3. Under Receipt snap section, tap the camera icon and snap a photo of your receipt.
  4. Tap Use this photo, then tap Done.

Note: When you snap receipts, your Android device may make a beeping sound. To silence it, turn off the camera sound on your device.

You can use the QuickBooks mobile app to snap and upload receipts and bills from your mobile device.

Note: If you haven't already, install the QuickBooks Online app for iOS or Android.

  1. Open the QuickBooks mobile app.
  2. From the Menu ≡, tap Accounting, then tap Receipts.
  3. Under Receipt snap section, tap the camera icon and snap a photo of your receipt or bill.
  4. Tap Use this photo, then tap Done.

Note: Does your Android device make a beeping sound when you snap receipts? Here's how to turn it off.

Email receipts or bills to QuickBooks

If you have a receipt or bill, you can also email your receipt or bill to QuickBooks Online. We’ll extract info from it and create a transaction for you to review.

Step 2: Review, add, or match receipts

Now you've uploaded your receipts to QuickBooks. To add them to your books, review each receipt and either match it to an existing transactions or add it as a new one.

  1. Go to All apps A bunch of numbers and letters on a tile wall., select Accounting, then select Receipts (Take me there).
  2. In the For review tab, you can review your uploaded receipts and bills. QuickBooks lets you know if it finds existing transactions in your books that match with your uploaded receipts or bills.
  3. Check the labels in the Action column to find out what steps you need to take next.

If there’s no record found

If QuickBooks can’t find an existing transaction that matches, you can create a new transaction from your receipt or bill.

  1. Select Review to make corrections or add missing info.
  2. Select Save and next.
  3. Select Create bill or Create expense.

If there’s one record found

It means QuickBooks has found an existing transaction that matches your uploaded receipt or bill.

  1. Select Match to connect your receipt or bill to the transaction right away. Or, if you wish to review the transaction, select the dropdown ▼ next to Match, then select Review.
  2. Make corrections or add missing info, then select Save and next.
  3. Review the potential match.
  4. Select Match to connect the receipt or bill to your existing transaction.

If there are two or more records found

  1. Select Review.
  2. Make corrections or add missing info, then select Save and next.
  3. Compare the potential matches, then select the correct bill or expense.
  4. Select Match to connect it to the receipt or bill.
  1. From the Menu ≡, tap Accounting, then tap Receipts.
  2. Under Receipt snap section, you can find the receipts and bills that are not in your books yet in the For Review tab.
  3. Review your uploaded receipts and bills. Check the label under the receipt or bill amount to find out what steps you need to take next.

If there are one or more records found

If QuickBooks finds one or more transactions that match with your uploaded receipt or bill, here’s what you can do.

  1. Tap the receipt to view the transactions that match.
  2. Tap the transaction you want to match the receipt or bill with.

If there’s no record found (no label under the receipt or bill amount)

When a receipt or bill doesn’t have a label under its amount, it means QuickBooks can’t find an existing transaction that matches with it. You can create a new transaction based on your receipt or bill.

  1. Tap the receipt or bill.
  2. Create an expense or bill.

Tip: You can also swipe the receipt or bill to quickly add an expense or open a bill to your books.

If the receipt or bill has missing info

This means QuickBooks can’t extract all the right information and needs more details before it creates an expense or bill.

  1. Tap the receipt or bill to add details.
  2. Tap Save receipt or Save bill.
  3. Create an expense or bill.

Note: Go to the Reviewed tab to view all the receipts and bills you have added to your books. You can swipe right on a receipt or bill to undo it and move it back to the For Review tab.

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