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Reimburse an employee-paid vendor bill

Quick summary: Post a bill issued to the company against the actual supplier, then use Paid by Employee to transfer the liability to the employee.


Open vendor bills in Odoo

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  1. Enter the vendor bill against the actual supplier, review taxes, and post it.
  2. From the actions menu, choose Paid by Employee.
  3. Select the employee and the amount they paid.
  4. Click Create Reimbursement. Odoo clears the supplier liability and transfers it to the employee-payable account.
  5. Prepare the employee payment in the form that opens and click Confirm. Close it if payment will be handled separately.
  6. When the debit appears on the bank statement, reconcile it with the employee liability.