# How to add an expense category?

> If you want to make changes to the Expense module in IceHrm, you need to log in to the Admin account.

- URL: https://icehrm.com/blog/how-to-add-an-expense-category
- Published: 2020-02-03
- Updated: 2024-03-04
- Author: IceHrm
- Topics: IceHrm Tutorials
- Publisher: IceHrm (https://icehrm.com), HR management software

If you want to make changes to the Expense module in [IceHrm](https://icehrm.com/), you need to log in to the Admin account.

Follow the below steps;

1.  Go to **the dashboard** and click on the **Expense Management** module or You can go to the **Manage module** and click on the **Expenses** session

![](https://icehrm.com/explore/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Capture-1024x363.png)

2\. In [IceHrm](https://icehrm.com/) we have already defined some expense categories which are in the use of the Industry. If you want to add anything else, you can click on the **Add New** option under the **Expense Categories** tab

3\. Then Add a meaning full **Name** to the expense and **Save**

![](https://icehrm.com/explore/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Capture-1-1024x346.png)

#### How to create a payment method?

1\. Go to **the dashboard** and click on the **Expense Management** module or You can go to the **Manage** module and click on the **Expenses** session

2\. We have defined some payment methods here as **Cash, Cheque, Credit card and Debit card**. If you want to Add anything else, click on the **Add New** option

3\. Give a meaning full **Name** to your payment method and **Save**

![](https://icehrm.com/explore/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Capture-2-1024x433.png)