Upload receipts to Wave

Wave lets you upload receipts, and attach them to transactions. You can enter transactions in Wave by connecting a bank account, uploading a statement, using Wave connect, or manually creating transactions.

To attach receipts to transactions, log in to your Wave account on a web browser from a computer or a mobile device. If you want to take an image of the receipt and immediately attach it to a transaction, use a mobile device.

Upload and attach a receipt to a transaction

Upload and attach a receipt to a transaction from a mobile web browser

Use filters to find transactions that have a receipt attached

Upload and attach a receipt to a transaction

You should have the receipt file saved to your device before following these steps. This file can be in any of these formats: JPG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, TIF, BMP, PNG, PDF, or HEIC.

1. On the left navigation menu, click Accounting > Transactions.
2. Locate the transaction you want to attach the receipt to and click on the small dropdown arrow to the right.
3. Select Upload receipt from the menu.
4. From the file browser, select the receipt file saved to your device.

Once the file is uploaded successfully, you will see a confirmation at the bottom of the screen.

If you don’t have an existing transaction for the receipt you want to upload, you will first need to create a new transaction before you can follow the steps described above. To create a new transaction, click the Add Expense button on the top right of the Transactions page.

Upload and attach a receipt from a mobile device

Uploading receipts is not possible in the Wave mobile app. To upload and attach receipts to your transactions, log in to Wave from a web browser.

1. Log in to your Wave account using the web browser on your mobile device.
2. On the left navigation menu, tap Accounting > Transactions.
   a. Locate the expense transaction associated with the receipt, and tap it to open the transaction details.
                                                                           
   b. If you don't have an existing transaction, tap Add Expense on the Transactions page, then fill in the relevant details like description, account, and amount. 
3. Scroll down on the transaction detail view, then tap Upload receipt.
4. Use the camera app on your device to take a picture of your receipt.

   If you have the receipt already saved to your device, select the option on your phone to choose from the available saved images or files.

5. Tap Save.

If you choose to manually create a new transaction to attach a receipt before the same expense transaction is imported into Wave (through a bank connection, statement upload, or Wave Connect), this will create a duplicate. While reconciling your account, check to ensure that the transactions were automatically merged. If not, to merge the two transactions, click on the checkbox to the left of each transaction, and select the Merge button at the top of the Transactions page.

Use filters to find transactions that have a receipt attached

The Receipt filter on the Transactions page allows you to filter for transactions that have a receipt attached, or transactions that don’t have an attachment.

1. On the left navigation menu, click Accounting > Transactions.
2. Click on the Filter button at the top right of the page.
3. In the pop-up box that opens, click on the Receipt option and select Attached to view transactions that have receipts attached, or select None to view transactions without an attachment.