You can now make a claim for a cash advance or an advanced payment. While it is reimbursable and not normally billable – you record, approve and reimburse cash advances just like any other expense item such as hotels or flights. The difference is that when you fully reimburse the final claim with actual specifics, the value of the advance is not considered in the total amount to reimburse even though it is part of the amount previously paid to the employee or consultant. In other words iBE calculates the difference between the total claim amount (excl. the cash advance) and the cash advance