Record an Expense
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Invoices and payments are money coming in. Expenses is the other direction: rent, the electricity bill, the wholesaler’s delivery.
One of the two expense types does more than record a number — it puts the goods into your stock — so it is worth knowing which one you are creating before you start.
Where to Find This Section
Section titled “Where to Find This Section”- Open Expenses from the left menu.
- Click New Expense.
The Two Types
Section titled “The Two Types”Select Expense Type is the first step, and it decides what the expense does beyond the ledger.
| Type | What it is for |
|---|---|
| General Expense | Record your general expenses for your clinic. |
| Product Purchase | Add the products you purchased to your inventory and update your stock. |
Form Fields
Section titled “Form Fields”| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Expense | What it was. This and the vendor are what search looks at: Search with name, vendor. |
| Vendor | Who it was paid to |
| Date | When the expense was incurred |
| Due Date | Optional. You will get notification when due date. |
| Total Amount | Total expense amount including tax. |
| Tax Total | You may need to adjust this manually if only part of the expense was taxable. |
| Tag | You can set multiple tags to group your expenses. |
Tags Are What Make the List Useful
Section titled “Tags Are What Make the List Useful”A year of expenses with no tags is a list you cannot answer questions from. Agree a small set — rent, utilities, stock, salaries, equipment — and apply them as you go. An expense can carry several.
Paying It
Section titled “Paying It”You say how much was paid as you record it, and the expense takes a state from that:
| Choice | Result |
|---|---|
| Pay All | Settled in full |
| Pay Partial | Part paid. You enter the Paid Amount, and the rest is tracked: Remaining amount: {{amount}} |
| No Pay | Recorded but not yet paid |
An expense you record now and pay later is the normal case — that is what Due Date is for. Veterian marks it when the date passes: Payment is overdue.
Marking it settled later asks for confirmation: Are you sure you want to mark this expense as paid?
Finding Expenses Later
Section titled “Finding Expenses Later”The list groups by payment state — All, Unpaid, Partial Payment, Paid and Overdue.
Overdue is the one to check weekly. It is the clinic’s own unpaid list, the mirror of the one you send clients.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Set up products and services — the catalogue a product purchase restocks
- Create an invoice — money in, and where stock goes out
- Record a payment — what a client pays you