In Peakflo, employees can add various types of expenses, including general expenses, per diem expenses, and mileage expenses.
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Add General Expense
1. Log in as an employee/submitter and go to the Expenses tab under Travel and Expense in the navigation menu.
There are two tabs:
- New: The expenses that are created by you.
- All: The expenses that are created by any and all employees at your company.
2. Click on the Add New button, and you will see three options. Click on the General Expense option.
3. Start by filling out the required fields, here is the breakdown:
- Employee Name: Select your name
- Merchant: Enter the name of the merchant from whom the expense was incurred.
- Date: Enter the date on which the expense was incurred.
- Attendees: Add the names of any individuals who were present or involved in the incurring of the expense.
- Additional Information: Fill out the fields under additional information as per your company guidelines.
The Additional Info fields are custom fields that could be added as per your organization's requirement. To add custom fields check out:
How can admins add custom fields for travel requests, expenses, and expense reports?
For assistance contact support@peakflo.co
Then add your receipt by clicking on the Add Receipt button.
4. As soon as you upload your receipt the OCR will start scanning and extracting the data.
If there are mismatches between the data you entered and the scanned data, you will see a dialogue box. You can either overwrite the existing input by clicking on the Overwrite button or re-submit a new attachment by clicking on the Remove Receipt button.
5. Once the scan is complete you will be able to see the values automatically entered into the fields within the Money section. Double-check that all required information are added and accurate then hit the Save button.
Your general expense is now added!
If the scanning fails then you will see an error message. In such cases, you can enter the details manually.
Add Per Diem Expense
1. Log in as an employee/submitter and go to the Expenses tab under Travel and Expense in the navigation menu.
2. Click on the Add New button, and you will see three options. Click on the Per Diem Expense option.
3. Start by filling out the required fields, here is the breakdown:
- Employee Name: Select your name
- Start Date: Select the start date of your travel
- End Date: Select the end date of your travel
- Start Time: Select the start time of your travel
- End Time: Select the end time of your travel
- Category: Select the appropriate category that best describes the type of expense based on the nature of the cost incurred. In this case, it will be per diem.
- Travel Country: Enter the name of the country where your travel expense was incurred.
- Additional Information: Fill out the fields under additional information as per your company guidelines.
The Additional Info fields are custom fields that could be added as per your organization's requirement. To add custom fields check out:
How can admins add custom fields for travel requests, expenses, and expense reports?
For assistance contact support@peakflo.co
For Per Diem expenses, you don't need to attach any receipts.
4. Once all the details are filled out, the total amount will auto-generate under the Money section as per the per diem travel and expense policy set by your admin. You can also see the calculation in the Money section.
5. Hit the Save button on the top right to complete the process.
Add Mileage Expense
1. Log in as an employee/submitter and go to the Expenses tab under Travel and Expense in the navigation menu.
2. Click on the Add New button, and you will see three options. Click on the Mileage Expense option.
3. Start by filling out the required fields, here is the breakdown:
- Employee Name: Select your name.
- Distance: Enter the distance covered during your travel.
- Date: Select the date on which you incurred the expense.
- Category: Select the appropriate category that best describes the type of expense based on the nature of the cost incurred.
- Additional Information: Fill out the fields under additional information as per your company guidelines.
The Additional Info fields are custom fields that could be added as per your organization's requirement. To add custom fields check out:
How can admins add custom fields for travel requests, expenses, and expense reports?
For assistance contact support@peakflo.co
For Mileage expenses, you don't need to attach any receipts.
4. Once all the details are filled out, the total amount will auto-generate under the Money section as per the mileage travel and expense policy set by your admin. Hit the Save button on the top right to complete the process.
Next Step: How can employees create expense reports?
Edit or Delete an Expense
1. Go to Expenses under Travel and Expense in the navigation menu.
2. Click on the expense you want to edit or delete.
3. The expense window will open.
To Edit: Make the modifications and click on Save
To Delete: Click on the Delete button.
Once the expense is reported, you can not delete the expense but can still edit it.