How do I scan receipts for business expenses?

Open Expenses in ereQa, tap Scan Receipt and choose a photo of the receipt. eQ AI fills in the description, amount, date, category and payment method. Check them and save.

Do I need to keep paper receipts for tax in Nigeria?

Keep them. Supporting documents back up the expenses you claim, and ereQa stores the details read from a scan, not the image. Ask your accountant how long your business should keep them.

Can an app read my receipt automatically?

Yes. ereQa uses eQ AI to read the receipt photo and pre-fill the expense. It works best on clear photos; you always review the result before it is saved.

How do I organise business receipts?

Capture them as you go rather than at month end, give each one a category, and keep the originals in one place. In ereQa every scanned receipt becomes a categorised expense you can filter and export by date.

What file types can I scan?

JPEG, PNG or WEBP photos up to 10 MB. PDFs are not read as receipts; upload bank statements as PDF or CSV instead.

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Scan a receipt, get an expense

Choose Scan Receipt and pick a photo. eQ AI reads the vendor, amount, date, category and payment method and fills in the expense form; you check it and save.

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Part of expense tracking. See the pricing page for scan allowances on each plan.

6fields filled in: description, amount, date, category, payment method, notes
14expense categories to choose from
3image formats: JPEG, PNG and WEBP
10 MBlargest photo you can scan

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From paper receipt to expense

Scan receipt

eQ AI filled this in. Check it and save.

Receipt photo

New expense

DescriptionShoprite Lekki · office supplies

Amount₦18,450

Date21 Oct 2026

CategoryOffice

Paid byCard

Save expense

Snap the receipt

Take a photo and choose Scan Receipt. eQ AI reads the receipt and fills in the expense form.

Vendor and description
Amount and date
Suggested category

How it works

No typing, no shoebox of paper

Tap Scan Receipt on the Expenses page and choose a photo
eQ AI (GPT-4o) reads the vendor, total, date and what was bought
It suggests one of 14 categories and the payment method
You check the form and save; nothing is saved without you

Good to know

Keep your original receipts

ereQa saves the details read from the receipt, not the photo itself. Keep the paper receipt, or your own copy of the photo, for your records and any tax query.

If a photo can't be read, the form opens for you to fill in by hand
Clear, flat, well-lit photos read best

Scan receipt

eQ AI filled this in. Check it and save.

Receipt photo

New expense

DescriptionShoprite Lekki · office supplies

Amount₦18,450

Date21 Oct 2026

CategoryOffice

Paid byCard

Save expense

Organised

Receipts sorted by category

Every scanned expense carries a category you can change
Filter and export by date range
See spending by category on your expenses dashboard

Expenses

October 2026

This month

Total spend

₦602k

Expenses

Top category

Marketing

Spend by category

₦602kthis month

Marketing34%
Transport22%
Utilities18%
Other26%

Spend by week

132k

188k

121k

161k

ClickAds LtdMarketing · from receipt₦120,000
Bolt BusinessTransport · from statement₦31,500
IKEDCUtilities · added by hand₦45,000

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Expense tracking

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A monthly limit per category, with warnings at 75%, 90% and 100%.

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Open Expenses in ereQa, tap Scan Receipt and choose a photo of the receipt. eQ AI fills in the description, amount, date, category and payment method. Check them and save.

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Built in Nigeria, for how Nigerian businesses work

Scan a receipt, get an expense

From paper receipt to expense

Snap the receipt

No typing, no shoebox of paper

Keep your original receipts

Receipts sorted by category

Everything in expense tracking

Expense tracking

Budgets

Works with the rest of your books

Expense tracking

Budgets

Bank statement upload

Financial reports

Frequently asked questions

Scan your first receipt.
Start free, no card.

Start managing your business.
Your growth won't wait.

Scan a receipt, get an expense

From paper receipt to expense

Snap the receipt

No typing, no shoebox of paper

Keep your original receipts

Receipts sorted by category

Everything in expense tracking

Expense tracking

Budgets

Works with the rest of your books

Expense tracking

Budgets

Bank statement upload

Financial reports

Frequently asked questions

Scan your first receipt.Start free, no card.

Start managing your business.Your growth won't wait.

Scan your first receipt.
Start free, no card.

Start managing your business.
Your growth won't wait.