cowork-expense-audit

# Cowork Expense Audit Process an expense folder the way a careful controller does: reconcile receipts against statements, categorize consistently, and separate what is provably documented from what is missing. Input is a directory of receipts (PDF, images), card/bank statements, and any expense exports (.csv/.xlsx). Never invent an amount -- every number in the output traces to a source file. ## Workflow 1. **Inventory.** Catalog every file: receipts, statements, exports, and unclassifiable items. Note date ranges covered. If statements and receipts cover different periods, say so up front. 2. **Extract transactions.** Build a master ledger from the statements/exports: date, merchant, amount, currency. From each receipt: merchant, date, total, tax, payment method, line items when legible. 3. **Reconcile.** Match receipts to statement lines (exact amount+date first, then fuzzy within 3 days and small tip/FX variance). Output three lists: matched, statement lines with no receipt, receipts with no statement line. 4. **Categorize** every transaction (meals, travel, software, equipment, client entertainment, etc.). Use the company's category list if provided; otherwise propose one and apply it consistently. Tag anything client-billable separately. 5. **Flag.** Apply the policy if provided; otherwise apply defaults and label them as defaults: duplicate charges, weekend/holiday spend on business cards, round-number amounts, per-transaction limits exceeded, subscriptions appearin...