Log expenses in Purchases → Expenses.
There is no mobile OCR that reads a till receipt into an expense. Open Expenses (or Recurring Expenses), enter supplier, amount, VAT and category. Use the browser on your phone if you are on site — native iOS/Android apps are not live.
What the expense form does.
Purchases → Expenses in the sidebar.
Multi-line expenses
Split a receipt across categories and VAT rates if you need to.
Recurring expenses
Known costs (software, rent) without retyping every month.
VAT on the line
VAT-registered orgs enter reclaimable VAT here — that is not a VAT return.
Expenses that hit the same ledger as invoices.
Bank match later
After CSV import, match the card spend to the expense.
Users
Invite bookkeepers on Business+ so someone else can key receipts.
Projects
Time Tracking → Projects for jobs; bill time to invoices separately.
Common questions
Can I snap a receipt and auto-code it?
Not in this login. Enter the expense. Native camera OCR is not live.
Can I use my phone?
Yes — the web app in a mobile browser. There is no App Store app yet.
Does this reclaim VAT from HMRC?
It stores VAT on the expense.
Is mileage a dedicated screen?
Log mileage as an expense at the HMRC rate you apply. There is no separate mileage GPS tracker.
Expenses in the books. No fake OCR.
Purchases → Expenses is the screen. Recurring Expenses for the costs you already know.