Expenses

Track every business expense in one place

Capture receipts, categorise spend, reclaim VAT and see real profit, all in any currency. Expenses link straight to your accounts. Free forever.

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Record any expense

Log a bill, a cash spend or a supplier payment in seconds, with the category and tax.

Attach receipts

Snap or upload the receipt and keep it with the expense for clean records and audits.

Reclaim VAT

Record input VAT or GST on expenses so your tax return reflects what you can reclaim.

See real profit

Expenses post against income so your profit and loss reflects reality, not guesswork.

Any currency

Record spend in USD, EUR, AED, SAR, OMR, INR and more, with correct decimals.

Recurring expenses

Set rent, subscriptions and utilities to record automatically each cycle.

What is expense tracking

What is expense tracking?

Expense tracking is the practice of recording every cost your business incurs, with its category, date, tax and supporting receipt. Done well, it tells you exactly where money goes, what profit you really make, and how much input tax you can reclaim. Done poorly, profit becomes a guess and tax season becomes a scramble. Paper & Pen makes it a few seconds per expense.

How it works

Capture, categorise, reclaim

Paper & Pen turns scattered receipts into clean, categorised records that feed straight into your accounts.

  • Record an expense with its category, supplier and tax
  • Attach the receipt photo or PDF for the audit trail
  • Reclaim input VAT or GST where applicable
  • Set recurring expenses to record automatically
  • See spend by category and real profit in your reports

Why it matters

Profit you can trust

You cannot manage what you do not measure. When every expense is captured against income, your profit and loss is accurate, your VAT return is correct, and you can see which costs are creeping up before they hurt. Expenses in Paper & Pen feed the same ledger as your sales, so the whole picture stays consistent and reconciled.

Questions

Everything you need to know

Is expense tracking free?
Yes. Recording, categorising and attaching receipts to expenses is free forever on Paper & Pen.
Can I attach a receipt to an expense?
Yes. Snap or upload the receipt and it stays with the expense, giving you a clean audit trail.
Can I reclaim VAT on expenses?
Yes. Record input VAT or GST on each expense so your tax return reflects exactly what you can reclaim.
Can I track expenses in different currencies?
Yes. Record spend in any currency, including USD, EUR, AED, SAR and OMR, with correct decimals.
Can recurring expenses be automated?
Yes. Set rent, subscriptions and utilities to record automatically each cycle so nothing is missed.

Know exactly where your money goes

Create a free Paper & Pen workspace, capture every expense, and see profit you can actually trust.

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