> ## Documentation Index
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# Expenses

> Record the clinic's expenses, pay them in full or in parts, and follow up what is still unpaid.

An expense is something the clinic has to pay, like rent, lab work or supplies. It can be paid right away, or later in one or more **expense payments**.

## 📋 The expenses list

Go to **Finances → Expenses**:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dentolize/cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc/images/en/finances/expenses.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc&q=85&s=81565e26ab6a3745eb6aa004e0a8711e" alt="Expenses list" className="mx-auto rounded-lg" style={{ width:"100%" }} width="2780" height="1120" data-path="images/en/finances/expenses.webp" />

1. **New Expense.**
2. **Add Payment:** shown on expenses that aren't fully paid. The ring shows how much is paid.
3. **Show Analytics:** the total, paid and remaining amounts for each expense type.

Filter by date, branch, supplier, lab or user. The **Confirmed** column shows whether the goods or service were received: click it to confirm.

## ➕ Add an expense

Click **New Expense**:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dentolize/cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc/images/en/finances/expense-form.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc&q=85&s=1d0eeb63945abd85753a47d32e9f9e44" alt="New Expense" className="mx-auto rounded-lg" style={{ width:"100%" }} width="2016" height="1800" data-path="images/en/finances/expense-form.webp" />

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe the expense">
    Enter a **Name**, the **Total** and the **Quantity**, and choose the **Type** (the types are set in [Clinic → Types](/en/setup-settings/basic-branch-settings)). The **Date** can't be in the future.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Link it (optional)">
    Link the expense to a **User** (for example, for salaries), a **Lab** or a **Supplier**, so it shows on their accounts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Record the payment now (optional)">
    Tick **Paid** if you're paying now. Enter the amount paid (**Price**), the **Payment Type** and the **Treasury** the money comes out of.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create">
    Click **Create**. **Create & View** opens the expense afterwards, and **Create & Add New** clears the form for the next one.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  For a salary expense you can tick **Deduct From Next Automatic Salary**: the amount is taken off the user's next automatic salary (for example, an advance). Recurring expenses like rent can be created every month automatically, see [Monthly expenses](/en/setup-settings/process/monthly-exp-settings).
</Note>

## 💸 Pay an expense

Click **Add Payment** on an unpaid expense:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dentolize/cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc/images/en/finances/expense-payment.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc&q=85&s=5b46250def988e55797483ddbbaa617b" alt="Add expense payment" className="mx-auto rounded-lg" style={{ width:"100%" }} width="2016" height="1352" data-path="images/en/finances/expense-payment.webp" />

Enter the **Amount** (up to what's left to pay), the **Payment Type** and the **Treasury**, and click **Create**. The amount is taken out of the treasury.

<Tip>
  To pay many expenses at once, filter the list (for example by supplier) and click **Add Bulk Payment** at the bottom. The amount is spread over the unpaid expenses, oldest first.
</Tip>

## 🧾 Expense payments

**Finances → Expense Payments** lists every payment made for expenses:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dentolize/cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc/images/en/finances/expense-payments.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=cmoVDcz54r9jfQBc&q=85&s=713fd6d4e91edc0e10c1e2462d3c36d0" alt="Expense payments" className="mx-auto rounded-lg" style={{ width:"100%" }} width="2780" height="1120" data-path="images/en/finances/expense-payments.webp" />

Click the edit icon to change a payment's details or to **Refund** it (for example, when a supplier returns money). A refund adds the money back to the treasury and creates an income.

<Warning>
  An expense with payments can't be deleted. Delete its payments first.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  See also [Add Expenses](/en/reception/add-expenses) for the quick steps at the front desk.
</Tip>
