Receipts, expenses and write-offs, decoded.
Practical guides on finding receipts, tracking expenses and keeping your books clean, without the busywork.
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Mylo Team • Jul 2, 2026How to Find Your Staples Receipt
Lost a Staples receipt? Here are the fastest ways to find or reprint it: your Staples account order and purchase history, your email confirmation, Staples Rewards, and an in-store reprint by card and date.
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Mylo Team • Jul 2, 2026The Main Types of Receipts, Explained
Not all receipts are the same. From itemized sales receipts to card slips, e-receipts, and gross receipts, here is a plain-English guide to the main types and when each one matters.
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Mylo Team • Jul 2, 2026How to Find Your Walgreens Receipt
Lost a Walgreens receipt? Here are the fastest ways to find or reprint it: the Walgreens app with myWalgreens digital receipts, your email, and an in-store reprint by card and date.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026How Long Should You Keep Receipts? A Plain-English Guide
The short answer is three years for most tax receipts, but some you keep longer and a few you keep forever. Here is exactly how long to hold each type, and why digital copies are fine.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026How to Categorize Business Expenses (Without Overthinking It)
Sorting expenses into the right categories is what turns a pile of receipts into real tax deductions. Here are the standard IRS categories, a simple system to use them, and the mistakes to avoid.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026Digital Receipts: What They Are and Whether They Count
A digital receipt is just the electronic version of a paper one, and yes, it counts. Here is what digital and e-receipts are, whether they hold up for taxes and returns, why they beat paper, and how to get and store them safely.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026Gift Receipt: What It Is and How to Get One
A gift receipt proves something was bought without showing the price, so the person you gave it to can return or exchange it without learning what you spent. Here is how to get one in-store and online, and how returns work with it.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026What Is a 1099-K? Who Gets One and What to Do With It
A 1099-K is the tax form payment apps and card processors send when you get paid through them. Here is who gets one, the latest reporting threshold, and how to handle it at tax time.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026How to Scan Receipts Into QuickBooks (Every Method)
Four built-in ways to get receipts into QuickBooks: snap them in the mobile app, forward by email, drag and drop, or upload to the Receipts tab. Here is each method step by step, plus a way to skip the scanning entirely.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026The Best Receipt Scanner Apps in 2026
A fair, current roundup of the best receipt scanner apps: who each one is for, what it actually does well, and rough pricing. Starts with the apps that capture receipts automatically and ends with simple scan-to-PDF tools.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026The Best Expensify Alternatives in 2026
Expensify is solid, but it is not for everyone. Here is a fair look at why people look for alternatives and the best options for 2026, from fully automatic capture to free corporate-card platforms.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026How to Do a Best Buy Receipt Lookup (3 Ways to Find Yours)
Lost your Best Buy receipt? Here are three fast ways to find or reprint it: in your BestBuy.com purchase history, through My Best Buy and email confirmations, or in-store with the card you used.
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Mylo Team • Jun 25, 2026How to Do a CVS Receipt Lookup (3 Ways to Find Yours)
Lost your famously long CVS receipt? Here are three fast ways to find or reprint it: in the CVS app with ExtraCare digital receipts, by email, or in-store at the pharmacy or front register.
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Mylo Team • Jun 24, 2026How to Do a Walmart Receipt Lookup (3 Ways to Find Yours)
Lost your Walmart receipt? Here are three fast ways to find or reprint it: in the app, with the online lookup tool, or for Walmart.com orders, plus what to do when it won't work.
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Mylo Team • Jun 22, 2026What Is a Tax Write-Off? A Plain-English Guide
A tax write-off is just another name for a deduction: an expense that lowers the income you get taxed on. Here is how it works, who can claim one, and why receipts matter.
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