Goodbye, paper: your digitized receipts are now certified

"Hold on - you need to keep the paper receipts for every expense?"

We've all asked this question right before being lectured by our accountant for failing to meet this legal obligation. However in our defense, this task, in addition to being a surprising necessity, can be quite tedious.

Depending on your answer, you may belong to one of two camps: those who play the game by following all the rules to the letter, and those who have never heard of this requirement or who simply forget to keep track of all the paperwork. In either case, at the end of the month the infamous shoebox appears, overflowing with receipts, invoices, and other documentation, much to the dismay of your accountant.

Or at least that was the case before the arrival of probative value certification for your receipts.

Admittedly the name sounds a bit scary but trust us - soon you’ll learn to love it. Here's why.

Up until now you’ve been able to attach a receipt to each of your transactions by uploading it directly to your favorite app. Then, thanks to the magic of OCR technology, all the pertinent accounting information is detected automatically. You can even go one step further by connecting your Qonto account to your preferred accounting tool, helping save you valuable time.

But starting today, your digital receipts on Qonto carry exactly the same legal value as their original paper versions. How? Through probative value certification.

Simply scan your receipt and Qonto certifies it and stores it for you securely online. If you're the curious type, this article outlines all the details.

Think back to those moments rummaging through your accounting shoebox trying to find the receipt from January 5 20-whenever. Once you would find the receipt, it would be folded in four and totally illegible.

You can access all your receipts at any time in a few simple clicks. You no longer have to worry about your receipts getting damaged or worse, lost. And with probative value certification on your online receipts, your receipts are secure and official. So you can rest easy.

Under audit by URSSAF? Don't worry - all you’ll need to do is export your account transactions in order to comply with the law and the relevant authorities.

As you know, teamwork has long been Qonto's most cherished value. So, how would you feel about sharing all the advantages of probative value certification with your employees?

For your employees, nothing will change: card payments, transaction notifications, receipt photos, and scans. What's different? Their receipts will now be stored and probative value certified without any additional effort on their part (well, almost). It will be a real time-saver for your accountant: no more chasing after receipts or even reconciling them manually, as they are attached to each of the transactions. And you will be free to grow your business, surrounded by a team that is now more solid and collaborative than ever.