Cannot reject empty expense report
Hello, We are currently having issues with two empty expense reports where if we try to reject them, either manually or through the REST API, we get error 114016, which says some of the expenses have already been billed and must be removed. I'd appreciate
Automatic category assignment
Hi, I’d like to ask if there is a way to automatically assign an expense category based on the recognized Merchant. What would be the simplest way to set up automatic category assignment? Alternatively, is there an option to first choose the category
Zoho One - Syncing Merchants and Vendors Between Zoho Expense and Zoho Books
Hi, I'm exploring the features of Zoho One under the trial subscription and have encountered an issue with syncing Merchant information between Zoho Expense and Zoho Books. While utilizing Zoho Expense to capture receipts, I noticed that when I submit
Searching customer field
Hello, When entering a receipt, we select customer information. The customer information is synced with Zoho CRM. However, we can't find the customer information because it searches for words that begin with the entered value. It needs to search for words
Enable Locations for Expense
Hi, please enable Locations (ex Branches) for Zoho Expense so that there is consistency between this app and Zoho Books. Thanks in advance.
RFQ MODEL
A Request for quotation model is used for Purchase Inquiries to multiple vendors. The Item is Created and then selected to send it to various vendors , once the Prices are received , a comparative chart is made for the user. this will help Zoho books
Delegates should be able to delete expenses
I understand the data integrity of this request. It would be nice if there was a toggle switch in the Policy setting that would allow a delegate to delete expenses from their managers account. Some managers here never touch their expense reports, and
Add Save button to Expense form
A save button would be very helpful on the expense form. Currently there is a Save and Close button. When we want to itemize an expense, this option would be very helpful. For example, if we have a hotel expense that also has room service, which is a
Delegates - Access to approved reports
We realized that delegates do not have access to reports after they are approved. Many users ask questions of their delegates about past expense reports and the delegates can't see this information. Please allow delegates see all expense report activity,
Split functionality - Admins need ability to do this
Admins should be able to split an expense at any point of the process prior to approval. The split is very helpful for our account coding, but to have to go back to a user and ask them to split an invoice that they simply want paid is a bit of an in
How to include total km for multiple trips in expense report.
Whenever I create a mileage report it only shows the total dollar amount to be reimbursed. The mileage for each individual trip is included but I also need to see the total distance for all trips in a report? How do I do this?
Zoho Expense - The ability to add detail to a Trip during booking
As an admin, I would like the ability to add more detail to the approved Trips. At present a requestor can add flights, accommodation details and suggest their preferences. It would be great if the exact details of the trip could be added either by the
Apply Advance option not shown in report
We are facing an issue in Zoho Expenses. While approving an Expense Report, the "Apply Advance" option is not appearing under the three dots (More Options). Details: Module: Expense Reports Issue: "Apply Advance" option not visible Status of Report: Awaiting
"Other Current Asset" accounts as "Paid Through" accounts in Expense
It would be incredibly useful to be able to assign accounts of type Other Current Asset as Paid Through accounts in Expense. Currently, Other Current Liability are permitted as Paid Through Accounts. This makes sense, as Credit Cards are current liabilities.
What’s New in Zoho Expense (April – July 2025)
Hello users, We're happy to bring you the latest updates and enhancements we've made to Zoho Expense over the past three months, which include introducing the Trip Expense Summary report in Analytics, extending Chatbot support to more editions, rolling
Showing the map along with mileage expense
When you use the GPS to track mileage, it shows you the map of the actual path travelled. It would be very useful and practical to save that map with the mileage expense, so that when the report is created, it provides a map of each mileage expense associated
I need some help in Expenses Per Diem Policy
this is my script written for restricting the PerDiem Components. Say if Lodging and Per Day Allowance both is selected from Per Diem Page then the report should gets auto rejected. When Im trying to executing it says the following error {"code":11,"message":"The
Change rate after xxxx kilometers
Is there a way to change the miileage rate after a certain mileage. After 5000 kilometers, we want the rate to automaticly change. Thank !
Zoho Expense Reimbursement
I am using Zoho Expense for employee expenses. At year end I accounted for reimbursement for the founders' expenses by doing a manual entry between employee reimbursements and shareholder loan. All is correct in the balance sheet, but in Zoho expense the expense report totals are showing as owing still. It doesn't impact the books, but I don't want to see amounts owing. How can I zero these out? The only way I can see it is by creating a transaction in Books that pays the employee via a bank
Tax is missing in expense unable to submit report
Im getting the above error when submitting a report with an expense. Its complaining about the Tax is missing but there is no Tax area just "Amount". And if I try to Itemize the amount to break out the tax portions with the initial product portion it
Zoho Expense Integration with Zoho Books
I want to know what flexibility do i have in selecting the chart of accounts which get a hit whenever we are posting any expense or advance in zoho expense?
Allow breakdown of per diem for meals provided
Would it be possible to break the per diem down into what you get for each meal. The reason for this is we want to offer per diem but if a meal is provided by a customer or sales we need to remove this from the per diem bucket for that day. We break down
AutoScan Not Working Since April -Support says it with engineering
Hi there, Autoscan has not been working on my account since April. Without this feature, completing expenses reports is laborious and error-prone. I keep asking for updates seeing as this is a critical feature, but told that it's being looked into and
invalid element hsn_or_SAC
Hi, I am trying to record expense in Zoho expense. when submitting I am facing this issue invalid "element hsn_or_SAC" please help me with this. Regards, Abdul Hameed M
Request For Quotation (RFQ) module
Hello, Do you have any plans to implement a RFQ module in to ZOHO Inventory? I would like to chose items that I require a price for, select a number of different suppliers to e-mail and have them submit there pricing online. I would then like to see a
Cannot reorder fields in Page Layout in Expenses and Purchase Requests
It is very inconvenient that the custom fields in Page Layout cannot be re-ordered. The only way is to remove the fields and re-create them; however, it is impractical. This would affect the reports and dashboards we are having. Not able to re-order the
Workflow for "Expenses" module?
Hi there, over the last 2 years, Zoho Expense has seen tremendous growth and we are happy with it. But, sometimes it is frustrating to see things are being implemented halfheartedly, or so it seems. For example, There is the possibility to create workflows
Swipe, Snap, and Submit Instantly with Zoho Expense's Real-time Feeds
It's time your employees enjoy the smoothest expense reporting experience ever. It's time to switch to Real-time Feeds by Zoho Expense. Upgrade your Zoho Expense experience with real-time corporate card management for the fastest, easiest, and most accurate
Writing Checks to Employees for Reimbursable Expenses
I couldn't find a way to write a check through books or expense to an employee for reimbursable expenses. The expense created an entry in the system with a debit (expense) credit (liability). I entered a bill and used the liability account so it would
View Expenses in Zoho Books Without Approval or Reports in Zoho Expense
Hello, I’m using both Zoho Books and Zoho Expense (on the free plan for both). I would like to view the expenses recorded in Zoho Expense within Zoho Books, but I read that they need to be approved first. Since I manage a small freelance business, I don’t
Zoho Expense - Update Expense Report through web API
Hello, I am currently having issues updating fields in expense reports (not individual expenses) through the API as described in the API documentation. When I make that request using the invokeAPI Deluge function, I receive a response from the API saying
What’s New in Zoho Expense: January - March 2025
Hello users, We're excited to bring you the latest updates and improvements we've made to make your travel and expense management smoother and more effortless. Let's take a quick look at the important updates we've rolled-out in Zoho Expense between January
Lookup field in User module cannot look up to custom modules!
Hi there, Expense has been great so far but it's sad to see that a simple thing such as allowing a lookup to custom modules from the Users module is not yet implemented. Hope to see this in the next release. Do you have any plan for that?
Expenses in multi organisatuon setup
I appreciate that this question can be a mix of zoho expense and books. I have 2 books organisations, where one of them is only being used for financial management of a subsidiary in a separate country. Literally just for purpose of input accounting
Add Mileage Tab on Expenses
Hello, the 'Add Mileage' tab is not visible. How can I enable it? I checked the settings, and my user has admin privileges. I also enabled mileage in the policy, but the 'Add Mileage' tab is still not visible. What could be the issue?
Trip form, how to update a custom field
We have a very basic trip form, that contains these custom fields: Hotel Cost Airline Cost Total Cost (read only) When someone enters a value into "Hotel Cost" or "Airline Cost" we simply want to sum them and update the read-only "Total Cost" field. How
Iphone receipt capture stopped working
I have been having difficulty getting receipt capture to work on the iPhone app. I have been using a work around by taking a photo with my camera then uploading it into the app instead of taking the picture through the app. This adds way too much extra
How Can Zoho Help Me Track My Driving Distance and Improve My Routes?
I’ve been using Zoho for a while now, and it’s been great for managing my business tasks. However, I’ve been looking for a way to track my driving habits within Zoho. I’m a regular commuter, and managing my time and routes efficiently is really important
Calculating HMAC-SHA256 Hash Value for Webhook
I cannot figure out how to accurately calculate the HMAC-SHA256 hash for a webhook. Here's the documentation I'm attempting to follow. https://www.zoho.com/in/expense/help/automation/webhooks/#validate-webhook I created a VERY simple "Raw JSON" payload
How to make the Reprots field default to be empty when entering a new expense or remove it completely
Currently the Reports field is defaulting to a specific report when entering a new expense. I would like that field to default to empty or remove it completely. That way the user can select the expenses to move to the report later.
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