Going Paperless: A Receipt Management Guide for 2026
The Cost of Paper
Canadian small businesses spend an average of 5 hours per month on manual receipt management. That's 60 hours per year that could be spent growing your business.
Getting Started
Start by scanning your existing paper receipts. Use a dedicated receipt scanning app that captures images in high quality and extracts key data automatically.
Building the Habit
The key to going paperless is capturing receipts immediately. Snap a photo right after every purchase, forward email receipts automatically, and let AI handle the rest.
MapleExpense's Approach
Upload via camera, email forwarding, or batch scan. Our AI extracts vendor, amount, date, tax, and category — then stores the original image for CRA compliance.
Simplify Your Bookkeeping with MapleExpense
MapleExpense is free for 15 receipts a month. It codes each receipt to its CRA GIFI line for your T2 and tracks your GST/HST input tax credits. No credit card; paid plans from $4.99 CAD a month, plus GST/HST.
Start free — 15 receipts a month