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Get reimbursed for expenses (for employees)

Updated 09/05/2025 07:04:06 PM by brynn.flaig@gusto.com
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Summary

Employees can learn how to request a reimbursement for expenses.

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If your company uses the Expense feature in Gusto, follow the steps below to submit expenses for reimbursement. If you do not see the Expenses tab on your left-side menu, your employer may not have this feature set up. 

At this time, the Gusto mobile app does not support expenses. 

This feature is not available to contractors. If you're a contractor and need to submit an expense for reimbursement, reach out to your employer.

Add an expense to be reimbursed
  1. Sign in to Gusto.
  2. Click the Expenses section on the left-hand side menu.
    • If you do not see this, your employer may not have this feature set up—contact your employer for further guidance. 
  3. Click Add an expense in the top-right corner. 
  4. Add a photo of the receipt or purchase confirmation being reimbursed in PDF, JPG, or PNG format.
  5. Select a category and add a description for the expense.
  6. Complete the details for the total amount to be reimbursed.
    • If you select the Car and Mileage category, and your employer has set up mileage reimbursement rates, enter the mileage driven and select the appropriate reimbursement rate from the dropdown.
      • The total dollar amount will be automatically calculated.
  7. In the “date” field, enter the purchase/transaction date for the expense.
    • The date reflected for the expense in the Expenses Page will be the date of transaction, not the date of submission.
    • The date of submission can still be viewed by clicking View under the Expense column.
  8. Click Save.

Once you submit your expense, your employer will be notified. Once approved and applied to payroll, you’ll see the amount as a separate line item on the paystub titled “one-time reimbursement”.

To add another expense, just follow this process again—you can add as many items as you need. Your awaiting review, approved, rejected, and paid expenses will show up in the associated tab on your Expenses home page. 

Edit an expense
  1. Sign in to Gusto.
  2. Click the Expenses section on the left-hand side menu.
  3. Click View next to the expense that needs to be changed. 
  4. The following things can be changed by clicking on them:
    • Description
    • Category
    • Date
    • Amount
  5. Click Save.

If you need to change the receipt for an expense, delete the expense and create a new one with the correct receipt. 

Delete an expense
  1. Sign in to Gusto.
  2. Click the Expenses section on the left-hand side menu.
  3. Click View next to the expense that needs to be deleted. 
  4. Select Delete expense.
  5. Confirm you want to remove this expense by selecting Delete expense.
Filter expenses

On the expenses page, you can filter expenses by custom and/or default categories. To filter by categories, follow the steps below.

  1. Sign in to Gusto.
  2. Click the Expenses section on the left-hand side menu.
  3. Click on the filter button.
  4. In the popup, select the categories you want to filter.
  5. Click Apply filters.

Your list of expenses will now be filtered by the selected categories.

Keywords: employee accounts employee payments expenses and reimbursements

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Solution ID
209831449100000
Last Modified Date
09/05/2025 07:04:06 PM
Attributes
Gusto Attributes
  • Role: Employers; Employees; Accountants/Partners
  • Category: Payroll
  • Plan type: Complete; Concierge
  • Who brokers my benefits?: A third party; Gusto
Taxonomy
  • Employees and managers > Payroll > Getting paid > Reimbursements and expenses
Collections
  • External
  • Support Agent
  • US employees

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