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# Export expenses and payments to Xero

You are now ready to prepare your payables on Spendesk and export them to Xero.

## Bookkeep your payables​

You can bookkeep your expenses using all of your familiar Xero accounts and values. Once you are ready to export your expenses to Xero navigate to **Bookkeep > Export** and select the desired period to export.

When pushed to Xero, these expenses are created as Bills on Xero, with status 'Draft'. **After reconciliation with the payment, the status is automatically changed to 'Paid'.** This is how the integration works:

* The payable is exported to Xero;
* When the payable is successfully exported, Spendesk exports the payment automatically;
* When the payment is successfully exported, the bill is marked as 'Paid'.

**Important notes:**

* Spendesk exports **recognized expenses** - expenses that passed all configured approval flows and were prepared by finance. We do not create any accounting entries for expenses that are still under review.
* The documentary evidence for one payable (receipts, invoices, screenshots) are exported in their original format (PDF, PNG, JPEG etc).
* **Wallet loads** (wire transfers to top-up your Spendesk wallet) are not exported to Xero. You can read [this article](http://helpcenter.spendesk.com/en/articles/4929182-export-your-wallet-loads-to-xero-manually) to know more about the manual export process.
* If you export an expense claim that has been marked as 'Paid' in Spendesk but that was actually paid outside Spendesk (e.g you exported a SEPA XML or CSV file to pay for it via your own bank), **then Spendesk creates a Bill with the status 'Awaiting payment' in Xero**. You will have to import the payment made in Xero and do the reconciliation manually.
* **Bank fees** are exported to Xero only after the payment export.

## Push your payables to Xero

You will see a preview of the payables ready to be exported. Click **Push to Xero** to export them in bulk. You can also export a single payable. In general, payables will be exported as Bills. Payments will be exported as Bank account transactions in the Bank account you previously configured.

* **Expense claims** are exported as Bills. Reimbursements of expense claims are exported as Bank account transactions.
* **Invoices** and **Credit notes** are exported as Bills and Credit notes. Invoice payments made from Spendesk are exported as Bank account transactions.
* **Card purchases** and **Card refunds** are exported as Bills and Credit notes. Corresponding **Card payments** are exported as Bank account transactions.
* **FX, ATM & other bank fees** are exported as Bank account transactions.

You should now be all set up to use this integration with Xero and export your payables every month or when you need to.