Receipt Scanning Apps
Receipt scanning apps are beautiful tools. If you are very busy and provided that you like copies of your expenses for your bookkeeping, then they can make your life easy. Though managing digital receipts can be tricky moreover time-consuming.
Managing Digital Receipt: The dark side of receipt scanning apps
By experience, we can say we have seen all types of receipts. My favourites are the handwritten ones. Those you need days to reveal their secrets. Not to mention those I kept in my pocket for two days.
Honestly, how often are you going to a restaurant and your host’s name is “Receipt”? That sounds Greek to me.
Vendor
- Header used as Vendor name
- Title used as Vendor name
- Advertisement used as Vendor name
Category
- Not auto-filled
- Wrongly categorized
- Not identified
Tax/Total
- Tax not recognized
- Total amount excluding tax and tips
- Sub-amount missing
Currency
- Only a few currencies are recognized
- Conversion of currency not done
- Wrongly categorizing currency
Receipt quality
- Creased
- Flawless
- Hand-written
Hardware/Software issue
- Repeated
- Double scanning
- Import of scan and email invoices

Calculate hidden costs in your accounting:
Answer the following questions:
- Comparing the hidden costs, which option is more appealing to you?
- Can BPO21 help you cut down your time you spent organizing your receipts?