Upload a receipt or bill

A receipt, a supplier bill, an invoice for transport or a uniform. Anything you paid for.

How it works

Upload it on the Upload a receipt page, or forward it to [email protected].
Sessional reads the organisation, the ABN if one is printed, the invoice number, the dates, and every line item.
The reading appears in your import queue with every field editable: line descriptions, dates, hours and amounts included.
Check the figures against the document, correct anything that is wrong, and confirm. That is when the expense is created, from what is on your screen.
Say whether it is your own deduction or a cost to recharge. A cost you mark for recharge is offered the next time you raise an invoice, so you can add it as a line.

Nothing is added until you say so

The sums always add up

The expense stores one amount: the total you paid. The review card shows the total the reader found, so check it against the document, and correct it before you confirm if the two disagree.

Dates are read the Australian way

Australian receipts and bills print dates day first: 03/04/2026 means 3 April 2026. The reader is told this explicitly. Still check the date on the review card. It is editable like everything else.

GST is read, never decided

GST as printed is prefilled as the GST on the expense. Whether you can claim it at 1B depends on your registration and the expense's GST treatment, which you choose on the review card. See BAS readiness for how Sessional presents your figures.

What you can send

PDFs, which is how many supplier bills and course receipts arrive.
Photos: JPG, PNG and WebP. A phone picture of a paper receipt or bill is fine.
HEIC, the format iPhones use by default.

Uploads take one file up to 10MB. Emails take up to five attachments, 5MB each. Email something from an address Sessional does not know and it never reaches your queue; your account address always works, and any extra address you have confirmed for receipts by email works for bills too.

What you need on your profile

The same four things receipts by email needs, and for the same reason: files arrive from outside, an email sender can be faked, and a confirmed document becomes an expense in your name. A verified email address, your full name, a phone number, and your invoice address including the postcode. Uploading needs nothing beyond being signed in; the email door is the one with requirements.

Tier access

This is part of expense tracking, available on Plus and Pro. Confirmed documents do not count towards any invoice limit. See pricing.

Frequently asked questions

How long does the reading take?

An upload is usually read while you wait. An emailed receipt or bill is read on a schedule, usually within the hour.

What if a line amount is read wrong?

Correct it on screen before adding. The expense is created from what you see and edit, never from the original reading, so a correction is the value that gets saved.

What happens after I confirm?

It appears in your expenses. If you marked it to recharge, it is offered as a line the next time you raise an invoice to that workplace.

What if the document includes several items?

One document is one expense, for the total you paid. If you need the items split, for example a course fee you recharge and a meal you keep as your own deduction, confirm the document once and add the second expense by hand.

What happens to the original file?

It stays attached to the capture as evidence, and you can download it from the queue. If you throw a capture away instead of adding it, the file is deleted.

Does the import decide my GST or super position?

No. The GST figure is copied as printed. You choose the expense GST treatment on the review card before you confirm.

The cost you paid, in your expenses in a minute

Upload it or email it in, check the figures once, then keep it as your own expense or mark it to recharge to a workplace.

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