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Expenses & expense types

Record operating expenses, advance them Pending → Posted → Cleared, and set up expense types.

Accounting → Expenses (daily expenses; 630 area).

Expenses
Expenses

Add an expense#

+ (631):

Field Notes
Expense Type Decides the expense account
Amount, Expense Date
Payment Method Where the money came from
Description
Upload Receipt PDF or image

The expense is posted to the ledger immediately (Dr the type's account, Cr the payment method's account), so it shows in the Day Book right away.

Status#

Status Meaning Actions
Pending Entered Edit (632), Delete (633), Post (634)
Posted Approved Clear (635)
Cleared Settled — terminal Nothing: cleared expenses cannot be edited, deleted or reset

Editing reverses the old ledger entry and posts a fresh one.

The list#

Date range (default today), search by description or type, bulk delete (Pending only), Print with a total.

Expense types#

Accounting → Expense Types (680; 681 add, 682 edit, 683 delete)

Field Notes
Expense Type Name, Expense Type Code e.g. Rent, Electricity
Linked Account (Expense) Only Expense-type accounts are offered

Each type can be activated / deactivated or deleted. Types appear in the Profit & Loss breakdown.