🧭 How to Get Here
From the top menu, navigate to:
Admin → Incurred Expenses
🎯 What Is It For?
The Incurred Expenses Screen shows all expenses that have been applied to your accounts and products based on the rules you defined in the Other Operating Expenses (OOE) Settings Screen.
It allows you to:
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Review all previously incurred expenses
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Confirm that recurring and one-time expenses were applied correctly
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Make corrections or remove invalid entries
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Ensure your profit and loss reporting reflects the true cost of operating your Amazon business
💡 Tips & Tricks!
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Negative expense values will show as positive adjustments to revenue.
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Use this screen to audit and reconcile your OOE setup with actual results.
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If an expense seems missing, double-check the OOE Settings Screen to confirm it was defined properly.
🖼️ Screen Print
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📋 Screen Details & Fields
| Field | Description |
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| Date | The date the expense was applied. automatically generated, based on the OOE Settings) |
| Description | Text description of the expense (from ‘Description’ field in the OOE Settings) |
| Category | The category assigned to the expense (from ‘Category’ field in the OOE Settings) |
| Summary | The description of the rule which triggered this incurred expense |
| Product Title | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| Account Title | The account/Marketplace for which this expense was incurred (from the ‘Account’ drop-down box in the OOE Settings) |
| Marketplace | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| SKU | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| FNSKU | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| ASIN | Enter the ASIN the product expense is assigned to (if any) |
| Parent ASIN | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| Internal Name | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| Brand | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| Product Group | Automatically Populated if the expense is assigned to an ASIN |
| Tags | The product the expense is assigned to (if any) |
| Amount | The monetary value of the expense, in the Marketplace currency |
⚙️ Options (⋮) Dropdown
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Edit Incurred Expense: Modify details of the expense entry.
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Delete Incurred Expense: Remove the expense entry if it was added in error.
- Show Incurred Expenses: List all the previous expenses associated to this expense
📘 Worked Example
🌀 Recurring Expense Example – Software Subscription
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In the OOE Settings Screen, you define:
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Start Date: 1st January 2025
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Repeat: Monthly
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Description: “Helium10 Subscription”
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Category: SaaS Tools
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Amount: $97
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➡️ On the Incurred Expenses Screen, you will see an entry automatically generated on 1st January, 1st February, 1st March, and so on — each with $97 applied.
🎯 One-Time Expense Example – Product Photoshoot
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In the OOE Settings Screen, you define:
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Start Date: 15th February 2025
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Repeat: None (one-time)
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Description: “Lifestyle Photoshoot – ASIN B12345”
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Category: Marketing
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Product: Assigned to ASIN B12345
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Amount: $500
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➡️ On the Incurred Expenses Screen, you will see a single entry on 15th February 2025 for $500, linked to ASIN B12345.