Simple management of travel expenses and receipts

Enter your travel data together with your working hours. Simplify complete cost accounting through document entry and automatic calculation of additional catering expenses.

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Travel expense report with ZEP

With ZEP, you can record travel expenses & receipts centrally and completely without paperwork.

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Capture receipts and travel data directly on the go

With the mobile ZEP app, your employees can conveniently scan receipts such as hotel bills or train tickets with their smartphones.

Detailed document breakdown

Several individual amounts per document are possible

Breakdown costs precisely and allocate the amount to the corresponding projects and customers — even at different tax rates.

Project-based travel expenses

Individual travel expense regulations per project

Define travel expense regulations individually for each project. Speed up your billing process with automatic currency conversion.

Additional catering expenses

Automatic calculation of additional catering expenses

ZEP creates the complete cost statement, including VMA, with individually configurable flat rates for work locations, vehicle types, meals received and more.

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“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

julia
HR manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

stefan
district manager

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

philip
IT consultant

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

johannes
Head of Success

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

“Ideal employee management support thanks to a 360 degree view of employee availability, daily reports and automated vacation and absence management.”

Thorsten
CIO

“Comprehensive solution for recording project and working times. In particular, compliance with legal regulations (minimum rest time, break times, maximum working hours, etc.) can be tracked very well. “

Julia
HR Manager

“We have been using ZEP for over 10 years to record working hours (billable, non-billable). This is a great basis for invoicing our customers.”

Johannes
Head of Success

“ZEP impresses with its intuitive time and project management and offers excellent customer support!”

Philipp
IT Consultant

“Quick project bookings and evaluations. Yet a high degree of flexibility. Good modular design. You can easily adapt the system to your own needs.”

Benjamin
Senior Business Consultant

“We use ZEP for precise time recording, vacation management and absenteeism. With ZEP, our employees can also record their working hours while working from home, which enabled us to replace several previously used tools.”

Stefan
District Manager

ZEP is modular

Bookable modules

Absences & Overtime

Centrally manage overtime, absences & vacations

Manage, Approve, and Monitor Overtime, Absenteeism, and Vacation Requests all in one place.

Resource Planning

Planning and monitoring employee resources

Dynamically adapt your resources to project requirements and avoid overloads through detailed reporting.

Document Management

Securely store and organize important documents

Find all important documents securely in one place with structured folders, keywords and versioning.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions and answers.

How do I record my travel dates and working hours in ZEP?

In ZEP, you can easily record your travel dates and working hours by assigning receipts such as hotel bills, taxi receipts or train tickets to a specific project. The clear recording enables simplified billing of your expenses.

What functions does ZEP document entry offer for external costs such as travel expenses?

Document entry in ZEP for external costs allows documents to be easily assigned to projects and customers. You can enter multiple individual amounts per document with different tax rates, even on the go via our iOS and Android app.

Automatic currency conversion, variance of service date and allocation of documents are also possible.

How do I calculate additional catering expenses (VMA) in ZEP?

ZEP automates the calculation of additional catering expenses (VMA) by defining work locations with corresponding flat rates

Configurable percentage deductions for meals received, the application of the 70/30 rule for catering receipts and the midnight rule for multi-day business trips and shift work are integrated functions.

How can I digitally record and bill travel expenses with ZEP?

Digitizing your travel expenses in ZEP consists of three steps:

Upload receipts and travel data from a smartphone or desktop. Travel expenses are then automatically passed on to customers and reimbursed to employees. Finally, ZEP enables professional project controlling, including standardized exports to accounting.

Can I pass on additional food expenses to my customers?

Yes, in ZEP, the continued billing of additional catering expenses to the customer can be configured for each project. This gives you full control over billing and allows you to pass on costs transparently and efficiently to your customers.

Can I test the travel expense reporting software for companies before I make a final decision?

Yes, the Travel Expense Report module is available for the ZEP Compact and ZEP Professional programs. The price depends on the number of users per month. In our Price calculator You can have your individual monthly contribution clearly displayed.