How to add expenses manually or by scanning receipts.
Every time you spend money on a rental property — a plumber, new appliances, property tax bill — you should log it as an expense.
How to add an expense
- Go to Bookkeeping in the sidebar
- Click Add Expense
- Enter:
- Property — which property this expense is for
- Category — repairs, insurance, property tax, utilities, etc.
- Amount — the dollar amount
- Date — when the expense occurred
- Vendor — who you paid
- Description — what it was for
- Optionally upload a receipt photo
- Click Save
Receipt scanning
Instead of filling in all the fields manually, you can scan a receipt:
- Click Scan Receipt instead of Add Expense
- Upload a photo of the receipt
- Domara's AI reads the receipt and extracts the vendor, amount, date, and category
- Review and confirm the details
- Save
Tips
- Log expenses as they happen — it's much easier than trying to reconstruct everything at year-end
- Keep receipts — upload photos so you have digital backup if you ever need to prove a deduction
- Categorize accurately — proper categories make your tax reporting much smoother
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