How do I upload a receipt to QuickBooks online without attaching it to a transaction at first?

Hi Joesem - in your response you say: "You can also email receipts to QuickBooks and they’ll show up here as well. You can use PDFs, images (jpeg, jpg, gif, or png), or info in an email."

I have some expenses that don't have a receipt (no way to take a picture or attach a PDF) and I would like to be able to send a text-only email to get the information into QBO.  However I can't find any guidance on what information to include in the email to get the expense properly input and categorized.  Can you please tell me what this email should include and if there are any formatting or keyword requirements?

.Hi there, ZedEI

Thank you for visiting the QuickBooks Community. I'll be sharing further details about how emailing a receipt/bill works to QuickBooks Online. Then, ensure you'll be able to perform alternative steps to achieve your goal.

You can upload receipts and bills from vendors to QuickBooks Online from your computer or mobile device, or even from your email account. Then, once you upload your receipt or bill, QuickBooks extracts info from it and creates an entry for you to review. Then, you can edit the receipt or bill, add it to an account, or match it to an existing transaction in the Receipts tab. 

The info in an email that was mentioned by my colleague is you can email any information about the receipt or bill to QuickBooks by capturing detail and the photo's file type must be a pdf, jpeg, jpg, gif, or png.

Since you don't have an option to take a picture or attach a PDF so you can upload your transactions, I recommend manually creating an expense entry in QuickBooks. This is because sending a text-only email to get the information into QBO is currently unavailable. After that QuickBooks will automatically match your transactions once it detects entries with similar amounts and details on the Banking page.

You may refer to this article on how to run a report that will reflect all payments made to vendors: Run a report with vendor totals.

If there's anything else I can do to help about managing vendor's transactions, feel free to post here anytime, any day. Thanks again and I hope you have a lovely day!

Hi, how to move receipts from for review tab to rewied tab?

Good day, Endigeta.

You can move the Receipt from the For review tab to the Reviewed by clicking the Review drop-down of the chosen transaction. I'll show you the steps with a screenshot for your visual guide:

1. Go to Transactions and choose Banking.
2. Select the Receipts tab.
3. From the For review section, choose a transaction and click Review.
   
4. Follow the on-screen instruction.
5. Click Save and close.

To guide you with the complete workflow of managing receipts attachments, visit this article: Upload your receipts and bills to QuickBooks Online.

You know where to go if you have follow-up questions or other concerns about managing receipts in QBO. Always here to help. Have a great day.