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# My employee has made a payment to a vendor on my behalf. How do I record this in Zoho Books?

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You have to create a bill for the expense incurred by your employee and record a payment for it.

To create a bill:

*   Go to _Purchases_ on the left sidebar and select **Bills**.
*   Click **\+ New** in the top right corner of the page.
*   Fill in the required details.
*   Click **Save as Open**.

Now, to record payment for the bill:

*   Go to _Purchases_ on the left sidebar and select **Bills**.
*   Select the bill for which you want to record a payment.
*   Click **Record Payment**.
*   Enter the amount paid by your employee in **Payment Made**.Select **Employee Reimbursement** in the _Paid Through_ field.
*   Fill in the other neessary details.
*   Click **Save**.

You need to create an expense to reimburse your employee. Here’s how:

*   Go to _Purchases_ on the left sidebar and click **Expenses**.
*   Click **\+ New** in the top right corner of the page.
*   Select **Employee Reimbursement** as the _Expense Account_.
*   Enter the Amount.
*   Select the required _Paid Through_ account.
*   Fill in the other details and click **Save**.

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