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When QuickBooks users have QuickBooks Checking and the QuickBooks app on their mobile devices (with notifications turned on), they can choose to link transactions made with their QuickBooks Checking debit card to a receipt they capture and attach to those transactions.
The process is just a few easy steps:
1. When you have notifications turned on in your QuickBooks mobile app and you make a transaction with your QuickBooks Checking debit card, QuickBooks will notify you that the receipt capture option is available.
![Receipt-1.jpg Receipt-1.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18469/download/Receipt-1.jpg?cb=2dd6cb6fcc3cf35c1d7bbd3d6ed996da&w={width}&h={height})
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2. Then snap a photo of the receipt with your mobile device camera.
![Receipt-2.jpg Receipt-2.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18470/download/Receipt-2.jpg?cb=e88a2236a5a4173e6369719fd106cf0d&w={width}&h={height})
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3. QuickBooks will upload the receipt.
![Receipt-3.jpg Receipt-3.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18471/download/Receipt-3.jpg?cb=b7b074af1c28c005a3d00d989d57f7fc&w={width}&h={height})
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4. Once uploaded, QuickBooks will send you another notification that the receipt is being finalized.
![Receipt-4.jpg Receipt-4.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18472/download/Receipt-4.jpg?cb=9bda53d494b725620951aa29fc6225f6&w={width}&h={height})
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5. Once the upload is complete, QuickBooks will notify you that the receipt is ready for review.
![Receipt-5.jpg Receipt-5.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18473/download/Receipt-5.jpg?cb=ac89a72c800f97507c18f9550a9f8cfd&w={width}&h={height})
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6. You can review the data extracted from the receipt and record it as a new transaction, or you can attach the receipt to an existing expense.
![Receipt-6.jpg Receipt-6.jpg](https://insightfulaccountant.com/downloads/18474/download/Receipt-6.jpg?cb=9288230c97d55a71bca4fd319bcf01a7&w={width}&h={height})
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Depending on your available cellular or internet service speeds, all of these steps occur in near real-time.
With this new feature, you will save time and effort chasing down lost, misfiled or mislaid receipts you need to support your expenditures.
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