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.