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๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Receipts
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๐Ÿ“‚ Receipt Files

Each receipt file is a separate Google Sheet. Tap โ‹ฎ โ†’ New receipt file to create one, or Add shared file to link a file someone shared with you.

โž• Adding a Receipt

Tap + Add receipt to record a receipt. Fill in:

๐Ÿงพ Sales Tax

The total (and each line item) uses a tax input: toggle whether the amount is tax-inclusive or exclusive, pick a tax rate (e.g. GST), and the tax is calculated automatically โ€” or override it manually. The detail screen shows the net (ex-tax) figure alongside. Manage rates and the default rate for receipts in System Settings โ†’ Tax โ†’ Tax rates.

๐Ÿšฆ Receipt Statuses

Receipts and individual lines carry a workflow status โ€” New, Submitted, Processed by default. Change a receipt's status via โ‹ฎ โ†’ Change statusโ€ฆ on the detail screen. Manage the status list and the default for new receipts in System Settings โ†’ Receipts.

When every line on a receipt reaches the same status, the app offers to update the receipt's status to match.

๐Ÿ“‹ Line Items

Open a receipt to add individual line items. Each line has a description, amount, tax, optional status, and an optional link to an expense entry.

The number of line items is shown on the receipt list as "N lines" beneath the supplier name.

๐Ÿ”— Linking Lines to Expenses

When adding or editing a line, the expense picker helps you find the matching expense fast:

โœจ Scan with AI

โ‹ฎ โ†’ Scan with AIโ€ฆ lets you photograph or upload a receipt (PDF or image). Gemini AI extracts the supplier, date, totals, and line items for you to review and edit before saving. The supplier is matched to your supplier list automatically (or created). Optionally flip on Create linked expenses to create an expense per line in a chosen expense file. Requires a Gemini API key โ€” see AI features.

โ†ฉ๏ธ Credit Receipts

Toggle This is a credit when recording a credit note or refund. You can optionally link the credit receipt to the original invoice receipt for tracking purposes.

Credit receipts are shown with a red icon and appear in the Credits total in the summary bar.

๐Ÿ“… Filtering by Date

The collapsible Filters section offers the same date window as Expenses: Past and Future preset dropdowns, Custom rangeโ€ฆ, and All time. The summary totals always reflect the full file.

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currency

Each receipt records the currency it was issued in (lines inherit it). Linking to an expense file in another currency prompts for a conversion. See Multi-currency.

๐Ÿค Shared Files

Tap โ‹ฎ โ†’ Add shared file and paste a Google Sheets URL to link a receipt file someone else shared with you. Read-only files are labelled.