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Adding my voice to this request. Have just started using expenses in Xero and am astounded this isn't a standard function. The lack of this function makes the value of the Expenses module effectively zero.
Where does this enhancement sit in the Xero roadmap?

I'm amazed this capability is not already included considering how fundamental it is and how the workaround of uploading twice must cost Xero a bunch of storage. Our clients require proof that claimed expenses are accurate, doesn't everyone?

Please please add this feature. I have wasted an extortionate amount of time assigning hundreds on expenses to a customer only to discover the is no functionality to export automatically images of the expenses with the invoice that I issue to this customer. I have had to painstakingly download each one. I cannot do this by clicking on the line item of the expenses in the rebilled invoice, I must copy the items and search for it in another search bar. Then once I have manually downloaded each individual image that was uploaded to Xero, I must amalgamate them into a multipage PDF and upload again to Xero. This functionality is critical for me and I sincerely request that it is added as a feature.

This is one of two reasons we have not subscribed to Xero after completing the 30 day trail.

This is a real miss from Xero and makes handling expenses double time. Please fix otherwise will need to go with other software

As a consultant, on-charging expenses to clients, this is a basic necessity that is already available in several other accounting packages. hard to believe it has still not been implemented in Xero

This would fit into Xero's 'transparency' and 'efficiency' message. Having proof of reimbursable expenses charged to a client is required. Clients want to see this. We don't want to upload expenses twice.

Can't understand why such a basic feature is not available.
I run a consultancy and we're constantly in need of double scanning everything, because retrieving scans from Xero expenses is a royal pain.

Our clients would never pay a billable expense without the original receipt as in Australia you must maintain proof of GST paid. Currently I have to double save everything in Dropbox and Xero.

Have the same challenge. As its already possible to assign the expense to the client only feels natural the receipts flows through too.
Would be great to get this feature added

This is very important, would save extra work for me. I am very surprised this function is not already set up.

I have always attached a receipt, marked as a billable expense and assigned to a customer during reconciliation. Reconciliation is the right time to do this, right? I only realised there was no proof of disbursement until requested by a client. It's surprising that this isn't part of the invoicing system. The extra process to save a a receipt, track it down (sometimes months later) and reattach is basic double handling.

Please add this important feature asap. I can't believe I have to manually download a copy of a billable receipt and then upload it again to the invoice.

This is critical, spending hours reconciling and downloading individual receipts at month to invoice customers is not good enough. This is a mandatory requirement in Australia as the GST (tax) in receipts has to be verified with a tax invoice so the customer can claim the tax back on their GST returns. Every Australian Xero user passing expenses to customers would need this feature. Do your research Xero, not very beautiful accounting when it comes to billing expenses.

This is really important for me too. The current system is not good enough for my needs. What is slightly worrying is that the Xero support specialist who just emailed me wrote to say that no-one has asked for this. Clearly they've not read this thread. Come on Xero - there are many of us who need this!

Hello, can you please advise if this is an option now? It is very time consuming having to file all theses invoices in client folders in order to only have to reattach them to the invoice when I bill the client.

I am currently doing a trial of XERO. If we cannot pull through receipt images or files (pdf/eps/png/jpg . . .) into an invoice there is really no point in switching to XERO from Freshbooks as we are a fairly small business. I am shocked this feature is not available. Even Quickbooks does this.

There is so much demand for this basic functionality.

In addition to the above I regularly use the Xero app itself to record expenses (that I have paid for with my business credit card) and have taken a photo of the receipt each time and attached it to the expense. However as noted above, there is no way to automatically share these receipts with the client who is being asked to reimburse these expenses. I've just had to spend an hour or so manually downloading the photos of these 50+ receipts in order to forward these on to my client!

it wastes so much of my time having to do this manually! Please sort it out ASAP!!!