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# Expenses and Purchases Reports

This report category gives you a complete overview of your business expenses. It includes entries recorded via the **[Expenses](/int/docs/add-expenses)** menu, as well as entries added under **Bills** (...More > Bills).

The available reports in this category are:

- **Expenses and purchases detail**: Displays every entry created through the *Expenses, Bills, and Supplier credits*.
- **Expenses & purchases by tracking category**: Provides a summary of all transactions grouped by each tracking category you have created.
- **Purchases by supplier**: Presents a summary of your expenses and purchases by supplier. Note that this report excludes any expense entries not linked to a supplier.
- **Expenses by category**: Groups expenses and purchases based on the expense categories you've assigned.

To access these reports, go to **Reports > All reports** from the main menu and select the one you need.

For detailed guidance on how to manage reports, see the [related article](/int/docs/about-reports-dashboards).

Below are a few examples of how to use the **Expenses & Purchases** reports.

## Expenses & purchases detail

          
          

To access this report quickly, go to **Reports > Detailed expenses & purchases**.

### How to view a detailed overview of outstanding purchase invoices for a specific period?

After selecting your desired Period (e.g. *This year*), use the *Status* filter and choose *Unpaid*.

![Expenses and purchases detail report - Example](https://cdn.document360.io/9493d4a2-f3a8-4344-ad47-a4f5aeb61ce6/Images/Documentation/expenses-and-purchases-detail-report.png)

Using this report (e.g. by saving results for 2-3 different time periods) can help identify recurring unpaid bills.

## Expenses & purchases by tracking category

This report lets you track your spending based on the tracking categories you've created.

For example, if you've set up a tracking category called "Expenses by department" with options such as *R&D*, *Sales*, and *Marketing*, this report will give you a clear breakdown of total expenses per department for a specified period.

![Expenses & purchases by tracking category - Example](https://cdn.document360.io/9493d4a2-f3a8-4344-ad47-a4f5aeb61ce6/Images/Documentation/expenses-purchases-by-tracking-category-report%20%281%29-int.png)

You can further analyze the results by clicking any row to open the **Expenses & purchases detail** report for that specific category.

If you have more than one tracking category, you can switch between them using the tabs at the top of the report.

## Purchases by supplier

### How to find out which suppliers I work with most often?

This report shows the number of transactions, net and total values, and supplier details (clicking a supplier’s name).

![Purchases by supplier - Example](https://cdn.document360.io/9493d4a2-f3a8-4344-ad47-a4f5aeb61ce6/Images/Documentation/purchases-by-supplier-report.png)

In the example provided, the most frequent supplier is *Bill Meyer*.

## Expenses by category

### How to identify where I spend the most?

This report displays the categories in which you’ve spent the most, based on both the net amount and the frequency of each transaction.

![Expenses by category - Example](https://cdn.document360.io/9493d4a2-f3a8-4344-ad47-a4f5aeb61ce6/Images/Documentation/expenses-by-category-report.png)

Each category includes a dedicated detailed report. You can open it by clicking the category title.

In the example below, we open the *Contractors* expense category, which has the highest frequency for the selected period.

![Expenses by category - Details](https://cdn.document360.io/9493d4a2-f3a8-4344-ad47-a4f5aeb61ce6/Images/Documentation/expenses-by-category-details-report.png)

## Related

- [About Reports & Dashboards](/about-reports-dashboards.md)
- [Cash flow Reports](/cash-flow-reports.md)
- [About Expenses](/about-expenses.md)
- [Expense categories](/expense-categories.md)
- [Tracking categories](/tracking-categories.md)