In order to directly export Pleo expenses to your accounting system, you already have one account number set up. With Pocket we introduce 2 more accounts:
The Pocket account. This is the account that will represent the balance between the company and all its employees.
The default reimbursement account. This is a temporary account number for reimbursements and cash returns that we assign by default.
Step 1: create the Pocket accounts
In the Pleo web app, go to your Accounting settings
Find the Pocket setup banner
Follow the steps and input the numbers of the accounts
If you are using an integration to Xero or Quickbooks: the setting up is easy as when you enable it - the pocket accounts are created automatically
If you are using any of the CSV formats, you will need to hop into your chart of accounts and create the two new accounts.
Step 2: Export Pocket transactions and reimbursements
There are two type of entries to be aware of with pocket. First the actual expense will be categorised like your other expenses. Instead of spending from the Wallet Account, it will spend from the Pocket account. Here is an example from the view in Xero:
The second one is the reimbursement to the employee. You will be able to export this reimbursement as a transaction from your Reimbursement account to your Pocket account. Below you can see what the flow looks like.
To export the reimbursement to your accounting system:
Click on Export
Select the reimbursement transaction you wish to export
Add it to the Export Queue
Go to your Export Queue (in the top middle) and click on Export
You have now exported this transaction. It will show up as a positive balance on your Pleo Pocket account and you can match it with the actual reimbursement (bank transfer, payroll or cash handout) that was made.
Step 3: Balancing your books with Pocket
If your employee reported a pocket expense late
Sometimes your employees might add mileage or pocket expenses from three months ago and you might have closed that month already. You can easily edit the purchase date with pocket expenses. When changing the purchase date:
The expense will move under the new purchase date in the Export -page after refreshing and
The expense will be reported under the new purchase date
The Pocket balance report will use the new date
The Activity feed of the expense will make a mark of the change