# Update or Correct an Expense

### How to Update or Correct an Expense in Muhasib ERP

### Overview

This guide will help you correct an expense without losing its audit trail or corrupting linked payments.

Muhasib preserves the original/update or reversal chain and recalculates dependent balances according to its rules.

### Who can do this

You need access to Expense update/reversal permission and access to the affected accounting period.

### Before you start

Identify the error, linked payments, tax/ledger effects, period status, correct values, evidence, and approval.

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Locate the expense in its list/history and open the available update or reversal action.

### Update or Correct an Expense

#### Step 1: Open the original expense by document number

#### Step 2: Review linked payments and later dependencies

#### Step 3: Update only permitted descriptive fields when economic substance is unchanged

#### Step 4: Reverse/cancel through the approved action when amount, classification, party, tax,

Reverse/cancel through the approved action when amount, classification, party, tax, or posting is wrong.

#### Step 5: Record the reason and approval reference

#### Step 6: Enter one correct replacement when required

### Check your work

Confirm original status, correction link, replacement, expense balance, tax, payments, and general ledger.

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- Do not edit around an existing payment without reconciling it.
- Resolve closed-period restrictions through authorized accounting procedure.

### Related guides

- [Review an Expense and Its Payment History](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/222)
- [Update or Correct an Expense Payment](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/224)
- [Follow the Recommended Expense and Voucher Workflow](https://docs.muhasiberp.com/link/216)

### What to do next

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