Digital Receipt Storage
How digital receipt storage works and why it beats paper receipts for UK sole traders and small businesses.
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How digital storage works
When you receive a receipt, photograph it with your phone. The receipt scanning app extracts the key information — merchant, date, amount, items — and stores the image and data in the cloud.
You can categorise the receipt, add notes and link it to a specific expense or project. The receipt is then searchable by merchant, date, amount or category, so you can find it in seconds.
Benefits over paper
Digital receipts do not fade, get lost or take up physical space. They are backed up in the cloud, so even if you lose your phone, your receipts are safe. And they are searchable — no more digging through boxes to find a specific receipt.
Digital storage also makes it easy to share receipts with your accountant or export them for your Self Assessment. Everything is organised and accessible from anywhere.
HMRC compliance
HMRC accepts digital copies of receipts as valid records. The digital copy must be clear and readable, showing all the same information as the original. Most receipt scanning apps produce copies that meet this requirement.
You must keep receipts for at least 6 years. Digital storage makes this easy — your receipts are safely stored in the cloud for as long as you need them, without boxes of paper taking up space.
Store receipts digitally and stay compliant
Scan, categorise and store in the cloud. Searchable for 6 years.
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