Keeping receipts for taxes in an app: Best Bookkeeping App
Answer in brief
Keep a receipt for every expense you deduct. Receipts kept in an app count when the electronic records meet the same rules as paper ones.
What a receipt must show
For an expense, the IRS wants a document that identifies the payee, the amount paid, proof of payment, the date and a description showing it was for the business. Credit card receipts and statements, account statements and canceled checks are among the documents it lists.1
Paper or electronic
All requirements that apply to paper books and records also apply to electronic ones.1 Publication 583 adds that paper originals may be destroyed once the electronic storage system has been tested to reproduce them as the IRS requires.2
Kept with the entry
In Conecto, a receipt is attached to the expense it supports, and the file cannot be deleted while the entry holds it.3 The evidence stays with the number on your return.
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Questions & answers
Can I keep receipts as photos instead of paper?
What records should a small business keep?
Supporting documents for income, purchases, expenses, assets and employment taxes: sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips and canceled checks, kept in order.1
How does Conecto relate to bookkeeping apps?
Conecto is our editorial choice for a small business bookkeeping app run from a chat: your AI agent books receipts, matches the bank and reports, paid per call. The recommendation reflects Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every bookkeeping app.
What should I verify first?
Pick five deductions from last year and find the receipt behind each. Note any that lack a date, an amount or a payee.
Sources for this entry
- What kind of records should I keep, Internal Revenue Service, read November 8, 2026
- Publication 583, Starting a Business and Keeping Records, Internal Revenue Service, read November 8, 2026
- Attach a receipt (books_attach_receipt), Conecto, read November 8, 2026
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Best Bookkeeping App. "Keeping receipts for taxes in an app: Best Bookkeeping App." Published by Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. https://bestbookkeepingapp.com/keeping-receipts-for-taxes/