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Though we do our best to process your Receipt Mail-In envelopes in the order they arrive in our office, not all envelopes are equal, and we do fast-track envelopes that have receipts that are prepped well for fast scanning.
Here are some things that you can do to make sure your receipts are scanned as quickly [...]

I’ve talked to several people this week that are ready to sign up for Shoeboxed, but have one last question: If I have a backlog of receipts, how do I get started?
Sure, Shoeboxed is great for keeping up month-to-month with your receipts, but if you have a backlog, some find that their volume is just [...]

In this world of receipts, we must know what we’re up against. Thermal paper, the ubiquitous material on which most of our receipts are printed on threatens our taxes, expense reports, and bookkeeping efforts by fading in seemingly impossibly fast fashion. In order to defeat it, we must understand it. From Wikipedia:
Thermal paper is paper [...]

Another feature requested by users is now available on Shoeboxed! Because there are many features on Shoeboxed, and many powerful tools for organizing your scanned and emailed receipts, it’s easy to forget each one.
To help explain everything a little better, head on over to our new demo video.
https://www.shoeboxed.com/demo-video.htm
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Oh don’t we all hate the dreaded expense report? All those business receipts burning a hole in your wallet, just waiting to be turned into your  accountant or controller so you can get reimbursed for your business expenses. The dry cleaning receipt, the dinner receipt, the office supplies receipt. All of them need to be [...]

As we all know, taxes are not once-a-year activity. In order to keep tabs on all your tax documents, including receipts and bank statements, you have keep them organized on an ongoing basis throughout the year.
This doesn’t sound very fun, right? I’m sure some of you are wondering how this would even be possible. Won’t [...]

There are a lot different ways to keep a budget. Using receipt software might not always be the first thing that people think of when they start to get serious about better budgeting, but it can be a powerful tool to help you see where your money is going. Receipts have the original line-item data [...]

If you’ve been using Shoeboxed for awhile, it can be easy to forget that Shoeboxed isn’t just about scanning receipts. There’s a lot to Shoeboxed, and I’d like to point out some of my favorite things about the site over the next couple of days on the blog.
So, without further adieu:
Using Shoeboxed will revolutionize how [...]

Most receipts today are printed on thermal paper, which is a special type of paper that is impregnated with a chemical that changes color when exposed to heat. Though it certainly sounds cool, oftentimes, it is, in fact, NOT. Most of those receipts you have that are faded are a result of this thermal paper. [...]

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve talked with a bunch of people that were really convinced that they needed to start scanning all their receipts. I think the idea of having all your receipts all in one place in digital form is a really good idea. Check out our Why Scan Receipts page to [...]