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# How do I associate an employee with an expense?

To associate an employee with an expense, you have to enable the option in the Expenses module’s preferences. Here’s how:

*   Go to **Settings** on the top right corner of the page.
*   Click **Expenses** under _Purchases_.
*   In the _Preferences_ tab, check the **Associate employees to expenses** option.
*   Click **Save**.

![Check the Associate employees to expenses option](/books/kb/images/expenses/associate-employees-to-expenses.png)

Now, to associate an employee with an expense:

*   Go to the _Purchases_ module in the left sidebar and select **Expenses**.
    
*   Click **\+ New** on the top right corner to create a new expense.
    
*   To associate an employee with an existing expense, select the expense and click **Edit** at the top of the expense’s details page.
    
*   On the following page, click the dropdown next to the _Employee_ field and click **Manage Employees**.
    

![Click Manage Employees from the dropdown next to the Employee field](/books/kb/images/expenses/employee-field-in-expenses.png)

*   In the _Manage Employees_ pop-up, click **\+ Add New Employee**.

![Click + Add New Employee in the Manage Employees pop-up](/books/kb/images/expenses/add-new-employee.png)

*   Enter the employee’s email address and name.
*   Click **Save**.

![Enter the employee details](/books/kb/images/expenses/employee-details.png)

*   Click **Save** at the bottom of the page to save the expense.

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