Most Common Receipts Submitted for Expense Reports

April 2, 2025 By staff

Here’s a list of common types of receipts that show up on 2020 – 2025 expense reports — along with specific business names that are frequently seen in real-world submissions across various industries (corporate, sales, consulting, travel, etc.):


🏨 Hotels / Lodging

  • Hilton (e.g., Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites) –
  • Marriott (Courtyard, Residence Inn, etc.)
  • Hyatt
  • Holiday Inn / IHG
  • Best Western
  • Motel 6 (common for lower-budget travel)

✈️ Airlines / Travel Booking

  • Delta Air Lines
  • United Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • Southwest Airlines
  • Expedia
  • Booking.com
  • Airbnb (common for non-traditional business travel)
  • Amtrak (especially in the northeast U.S.)

🚗 Rental Cars / Ground Transportation

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Hertz
  • Avis
  • Uber
  • Lyft
  • Turo

🍽️ Meals / Restaurants

  • Starbucks (ubiquitous for coffee/breakfast meetings)
  • McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Subway (common fast food chains)
  • Chipotle
  • Panera Bread
  • Outback Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse (sit-down dinners)
  • DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub

🛍️ Office Supplies / Miscellaneous

  • Staples
  • Office Depot / OfficeMax
  • FedEx Office (for printing, shipping)
  • Amazon.com (huge for random supplies, tech, books)
  • Walmart
  • Target

🛢️ Fuel / Gas Stations

  • Shell
  • Chevron
  • ExxonMobil
  • BP
  • 7-Eleven
  • Circle K

💻 Tech / Subscriptions

  • Apple iTunes / App Store
  • Google Play
  • Zoom
  • Slack
  • Dropbox
  • Adobe
  • GoDaddy / Namecheap (web hosting, domains)

🏢 Coworking / Meetings / Conferences

  • WeWork
  • Regus
  • Eventbrite (event registrations)
  • Ticketmaster (conference/event tickets)

📬 Shipping / Mail

  • USPS
  • UPS
  • FedEx