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Smart Receipt Capture

However a receipt arrives, photographed, uploaded, or emailed, it is ready to process the moment it reaches Receiptflow, no formatting or sorting required first.

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Upload Documents

Choose how you want to upload documents

Separate files

Individual files can be images or PDFs

Combined PDF

Only PDF files with each page as a document

Capture stage

  • Smart Receipt Capture
  • Bulk Upload Processing
  • Mobile App Access
  • Email-In Receipts
  • WhatsApp Receipt Submission

Smart receipt capture is how receipts get into Receiptflow in the first place: photographed on a phone, uploaded from a desktop, or forwarded by email. There is no single "correct" channel, every capture method feeds the same extraction and review process, so a practice never has to standardise how its clients submit paperwork before Receiptflow can use it.

A photo is enough

A receipt photographed on a phone, glare, slight angle, or a crumpled corner included, is enough to begin processing. There is no need for a flat scan or a specific lighting setup, and no separate scanning app to install first.

ManualAuto capture

Upload from wherever the file already sits

PDFs and images already saved on a desktop or in a shared drive can be uploaded directly, useful for supplier invoices that never existed as a paper receipt at all, or for scanned documents a client has already digitised themselves.

Separate files
Drag & drop or click to upload

Accepts up to 100 files of type image/* and application/pdf between 1.00KB and 10.00MB.

However clients send it, Receiptflow gets it ready to process immediately.

Every capture method lands in one place

Photo, upload, and email-in all feed the same processing queue, so the practice reviews receipts in a single dashboard regardless of how each one arrived. A client who mixes methods, a photo one week, an emailed invoice the next, never creates extra work on the practice side.

Review queue - Selby Trade Supplies
SupplierDateTotalSourceStatus
Fairstead Trade Ltd1 Sep 2026£5.99PhotoExtracted
Merton Tool Hire31 Aug 2026£42.00EmailExtracted
Glenhouse Supplies30 Aug 2026£128.40UploadExtracted
Kelso Fuel Co29 Aug 2026£41.20PortalExtracted

However it arrives, it lands in the same queue with the same fields.

Real-world receipts, not lab conditions

Most receipt tools are demonstrated on a flat, well-lit sample. Smart receipt capture is built around the receipts practices actually see: creased, partly faded, photographed at an angle in a moving car or a dim shop.

Capture conditions - as photographed
CreasedreadFaded thermalreadGlarereadShot at an angleread

Creases, glare and faded thermal print are the normal case, not the exception.

Further reading: How to Scan Receipts for Business Expenses

The problem it removes

Why capture flexibility matters for a practice

Clients do not all submit receipts the same way, and asking them to change habits is friction most practices cannot afford. Smart receipt capture removes the need to standardise: whichever method a client already uses, Receiptflow accepts it and treats it the same as every other receipt from that point on.

No client re-training

Clients keep using whichever method suits them, a photo from one, an emailed invoice from another, with no onboarding call needed to explain a new process.

No format gatekeeping

A slightly angled photo or a crumpled receipt is not rejected and sent back, it is captured as-is and processed from there.

No lost paperwork

A receipt captured the moment it is handed over does not sit in a pocket or a car door until it is faded or gone.

Who it's for

Practices juggling different client habits

The multi-client bookkeeper

Different clients, different habits, one capture method has to work for all of them without a separate process per client.

The practice onboarding new clients

New clients arrive with whatever habits they already have, capture flexibility means onboarding does not start with a behaviour change request.

The team working from anywhere

Team members capturing receipts on site, at a client visit, or from home all feed the same queue without extra coordination.

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Questions about smart receipt capture

Explore the rest of the Capture stage: Bulk Upload, Email-In Receipts, and Mobile App Access.

What file types can I capture a receipt with?

Photos taken on a phone, and standard file uploads including JPG, PNG, and PDF, are all accepted directly through the app or desktop.

Does the receipt need to be flat or well-lit to be photographed?

No. A typical phone photo, including a slight angle or crease, is enough. Receiptflow is built to read receipts in the condition they actually arrive in.

Can I capture more than one receipt at a time?

Yes, for clearing a backlog see Bulk Upload Processing, which handles multiple receipts in a single batch.

Do all capture methods go through the same review process?

Yes. Regardless of how a receipt is captured, it lands in the same extraction queue and the same accountant review dashboard.

Is smart receipt capture available on mobile?

Yes, see Mobile App Access for capturing receipts directly from a phone camera.

What happens if a photo is blurry or partially unreadable?

Extraction still runs on what is legible, and anything low-confidence is flagged for a reviewer to check rather than silently guessed at.

Can clients capture receipts without a Receiptflow login?

Yes for email-in submission, see Email-In Receipts. Direct app or portal capture does use an account.