How to automate expense recognition journals in ScaleXP

Automate prepayments, cost accruals, accrual releases, and monthly expense recognition journals

Go to the Journals tab to access this feature.

ScaleXP will use text recognition to automate expense recognition, enabling you to prepay bills, add suggested accruals, and automatically release accruals when bills arrive, all in a few clicks.

Expense recognition on the Journals tab

Note that in consolidated companies, expense recognition must be done at the subsidiary level, in line with the accounting connection.


Getting started

Go into any expense journal page. Use the three dots at the top right of the page to set up or change your settings for expense recognition.

Read more in How to set and change expense journal settings .


Step 1: Review cost allocations for prepayment

See How to automate prepaid expenses: Setting up prepaid expenses in ScaleXP 


Step 2: Post prepayment journal

See How to automate your prepaid expense journal: review and post the prepayments journal


Step 3: Add cost accruals

See Part 1 of How to automate accrued cost journals — review suggested accruals and add your own from the Add Accruals page.


Step 4: Post accrued cost journal

See Parts 2 and 3 of How to automate accrued cost journals — check and update accrual releases from the Release Accruals page, then review and post your journal from the Journal Accruals page.


Prepaid expenses: best practices and quick start guide 

How to automate prepaid expenses: Setting up prepaid expenses in ScaleXP 

How to automate your prepaid expense journal: review and post the prepayments journal 

How to automate accrued cost journals 

How ScaleXP will auto-match your cost accruals 

How and why to set an auto-release date for a cost accrual 

How to use ScaleXP for month end journals

How to reconcile your prepayments balance with Xero or QuickBooks

Why doesn't my prepayment balance sheet match?