Expenses & Disbursements
Record the costs you incur on a matter — filing fees, courier charges, expert fees, and so on — so they can be billed to the client alongside your time.
Expenses live on each matter under the Billing tab → Expenses.
Adding an Expense#
Use Add expense and fill in:
- Date — when the cost was incurred
- Amount
- Category — free text, e.g. "Filing fee"
- Description
- Billable — toggle off for costs you'll absorb
- Markup % — an optional uplift applied when the expense is billed
Every member can record expenses. You can edit or delete an expense until it has been billed.
Getting Expenses onto an Invoice#
Billable expenses are picked up automatically the next time you build an invoice with New invoice on the matter — there's nothing extra to do. Record the expense and it joins the matter's unbilled work. See Invoicing.
Expense Status#
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Recorded, not yet billed |
| Billed | Included on an invoice — locked from edits |
| Written off | Deliberately not charged |