Submit Expense Claim

This tutorial guides you through submitting an expense claim using HR Planner. You will learn how to add expense items, provide claim details, and submit your claim for approval.

1. Navigate To Expenses Menu

To create a new expense in HR Planner we navigate to the profile page and the expenses menu.
Navigate To Expenses Menu

2. Enter Claim Period And Details

Click on new claim and enter the period start date, this is the date that you are claiming from. The rest of the information that you are asked to provide may differ from what you see in this demo, it will depend on how your organisation has set it up.
Enter Claim Period And Details

3. Add Expense Items And Submit

next Add your individual expense items. These can either be added in one go all over the course of days or weeks. You can add as many expense items as you need before submitting the expense for approval.
Add Expense Items And Submit

4. Select Mileage Expense Type

Let’s go ahead and add a mileage claim. Click on the type and choose mileage.
Select Mileage Expense Type

5. Specify Claim Amount And Miles

Once again, the information you see, and must provide may differ in your setup as these are all controlled by your Administrator. In this example we will specify the Amount and the Miles.
Specify Claim Amount And Miles

6. Optional Description Requirements

We will add a description. This may or may not be required, depending on your individual setup.
Optional Description Requirements

7. Complete Additional Company Fields

If you have extra Fields showing on this screen, then complete them as required before adding the item.
Complete Additional Company Fields

8. Add Expense Item

Click Add Item to save the expense entry in your claim.
Add Expense Item

9. Close Expense Entry Window

Now close the entry window to return to the main expenses page.
Close Expense Entry Window

10. Add Entertainment Expense Item

Let’s add another Expense Item, but this time we will upload a receipt.
Add Entertainment Expense Item

11. Attach Receipt Using Mobile Device

go ahead and complete all of the required Fields then select choose to upload a receipt. If you are on a mobile device, you will have the option to upload a file. Or take a picture with your camera.
Attach Receipt Using Mobile Device

12. Add Expense Item

Click Add Item to include this entertainment expense in your claim.
Add Expense Item

13. Close Expense Entry Window

Close the expense entry window to return to the main expenses page.
Close Expense Entry Window

14. Provide Claim End Date And Submit

When you have finished adding all of your expense items it is time to submit the expense for Approval. We must provide the Period End date before we can submit this Expense.
Provide Claim End Date And Submit

15. Submit Claim For Approval

Click Submit for Approval to send your expense claim to your authoriser.
Submit Claim For Approval

16. Confirm Expense Submission

Click Submit Expense to confirm your submission for processing.
Confirm Expense Submission

17. Expense Authorization And Notification

Your expense has now been sent to your authoriser for approval and you will be notified when it has been completed.
Expense Authorization And Notification
You have successfully submitted your expense claim for approval in HR Planner. Your expense authoriser will review and approve it, and you will receive a notification once the process is complete.
Updated on May 14, 2026
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