Expenses

Overview

The Expenses section lets you record and track all business costs associated with running your ISP. By keeping expenses in ISPBills, you can produce accurate profit and loss comparisons against your income without needing a separate accounting tool for day-to-day expense tracking.

Recording an Expense

Navigate to Income & Expenses → Expenses and click Add Expense.

Fill in the following fields:

Field	Description
Date	The date the expense was incurred.
Category	The top-level expense category (e.g. Operations, Staff, Marketing).
Subcategory	A more specific classification within the category (e.g. Office Rent under Operations).
Amount	The monetary value of the expense.
Description / Note	A free-text field for additional context, such as a vendor name, invoice number, or brief explanation.

Click Save to record the expense.

Examples of Expenses

Common expense types for an ISP include:

• Office rent — monthly premises costs.
• Staff salaries — payroll for technical, support, and administrative staff.
• Equipment — routers, switches, cabling, ONU devices, and other hardware purchases.
• Maintenance — repair costs, fibre splicing, and preventative maintenance contracts.
• Marketing — advertising spend, promotional materials, and campaign costs.
• Internet transit — upstream bandwidth costs paid to your upstream provider.
• Utilities — electricity, water, and other running costs for your operations.

Expense List View

The expenses list shows all recorded expenses in reverse chronological order. Each row displays the date, category, subcategory, amount, and description.

Use the available filters to narrow the list:

Filter	Description
Date range	Show expenses between a start and end date.
Category	Filter to a specific top-level category.
Subcategory	Drill into a specific subcategory within a category.

A period total is shown at the bottom of the filtered list, giving you the sum of all displayed expenses.

Editing and Deleting Expenses

Click the Edit icon on any row to update an expense record. Click the Delete icon to remove it. Deletions are permanent, so confirm before proceeding.