Expense-Report Help
Filing expense reports isn't fun. NeatReceipts' $200 Scanalizer lets you digitize the process by scanning your receipts, though I spent some time correcting its errors.
I looked at a shipping version of the small, portable scanner. Its scan results open in the included software, where you can edit such information as date, amount, and vendor. The application provides a place to organize your expense reports, too.
The software also lets you map expense reports to an existing Excel spreadsheet, or move them directly to QuickBooks. But you will probably have to enter or correct bits of the information yourself. For example, the software entered as total amounts a hotel bill's food expenses and a coffee shop receipt's sales tax.
If you routinely file encyclopedic expense reports, this drawback will probably seem like a minor price to pay for the ability to organize expense reports and store digital images of receipts.
NeatReceipts Scanalizer
Scanner digitizes the expense process, though inaccurate entries make it far from painless.
Price when reviewed: $200
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Eric Butterfield
