Expenses

How to record stock purchases as expenses

Updated 7 May 2026
Record stock or supplies purchases when they are treated as business expenses.

Some stock purchases may be recorded as expenses, especially for simple daily cost tracking.

Steps

  1. Open Expenses.
  2. Add a new expense.
  3. Enter the purchase amount.
  4. Choose the correct account.
  5. Select Stock, Supplies, Restock or a similar category.
  6. Add a note with supplier or item details.
  7. Upload the receipt if available.
  8. Save the expense.

Bills versus expenses

  • Use Bills when you need supplier bill tracking, partial payments, due dates or stock updates from bill items.

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