# Expense

An expense request is a formal ask for reimbursement of business-related expenses, detailing the amount spent, purpose, and supporting documents.

### **How to raise expense request** <a href="#how-to-raise-expense-request" id="how-to-raise-expense-request"></a>

Go to **Expense App.**

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Go to **Expense.**

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Click on **+Expense**.

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Fill up the required details and click on Save.

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Employee can view their own created expense request in **My Expense**.

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### **How to approve expense request** <a href="#how-to-approve-expense-request" id="how-to-approve-expense-request"></a>

After creating the expense request, a notification is sent to the account team, and the request is assigned to them.

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The manager can approve requests directly from **Team Expense** by clicking on the brief description of the request title and then click on **Approved**.

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Once the manager approves the request, the approved amount will be shown in the grid.

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