Expenses by Vendor

See exactly who you're paying the most and how your vendor spending breaks down.

The Expenses by Vendor report shows a ranked list of every vendor you've paid, with totals for any period. It's the fastest way to see where your money is going and spot spending that's higher than expected.

Go to Accounting → Expenses by Vendor.

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What you're looking at

Each row represents a vendor (counterparty), with the total amount paid during the selected period. Click any vendor total to open the General Ledger, the complete transaction-by-transaction record behind your reports, filtered to that vendor and period.

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Change the date range

Use the date picker to select any period. If you have multiple entities, use the entity dropdown to switch between them. The report shows one business at a time.

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Period columns

Use the column selector to show a single Total only column, or to break vendor totals down By month, By quarter, or By year.

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Compare

Use the Compare dropdown to add Previous period (PP) or Previous year (PY) alongside the current period. Show variance as a Percentage (%) or Amount ($).

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Export

Use the download button in the top right to export the report as .xlsx or .pdf.

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When to use it

• To review your biggest expenses at a glance
• To identify vendors you're paying regularly that you may want to renegotiate or cancel
• To prepare for a budget conversation with your accountant
• To answer the question: who did I pay the most last year?

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Counterparties

For vendors to appear accurately in this report, transactions need to have a counterparty assigned. Kick assigns counterparties automatically for most transactions, and you can set Rules to ensure specific vendors are always tagged correctly.

→ Rules