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title: Adding Attendees
description: Learn how to add attendees to your expenses and resolve category limit errors by splitting the cost across participants.
keywords: [New Expensify, add attendees, expense attendees, split expense, category limit, attendee allocation]
internalScope: Audience is all members. Covers adding attendees to an expense. Does not cover category limit policies member management.
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You can add attendees to an expense to indicate who participated in a meal, meeting, or event. This is especially helpful when your company has per-person category limits, as Expensify can split the cost evenly across all attendees to help avoid violations.
# Adding Attendees

Adding attendees to an expense shows who participated in a meal, meeting, or event. Expensify automatically splits the total cost across all attendees, making it easier to track per-person spending and stay within company limits.

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# Add Attendees to an Expense
## Who can add attendees to an expense

1. From the navigation tabs (on the left on web, and at the bottom on mobile), head to **Reports > Expenses**.
2. Open the expense and click the **Attendees** caret to expand attendee options.
3. Select participants from your **Recents**, **Contacts**, or use the **Search bar** to find someone by name or email.
4. To add someone new, manually enter their name or email. They’ll be saved to your Contacts for future use.
5. Click on each attendee to add them. A checkmark (✅) will show who’s been selected.
6. Click **Save**.
All members can add attendees to their own expenses.

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# Resolve Category Limit Errors by Adding Attendees
## How to add attendees to an expense

If an expense exceeds a category limit set by your admin, you can resolve the issue by adding attendees.
1. From the navigation tabs (on the left on web, and at the bottom on mobile), go to **Reports > Expenses**.
2. Open the expense and click **Attendees**.
3. Select attendees from **Recents**, **Contacts**, or enter a name, email, or phone number.
4. Select each attendee to add a checkmark next to their name.
5. Click **Save**.

1. Click the **Attendees** caret to open the attendee selector.
2. Add the attendees involved in the expense.
3. Expensify will automatically split the total cost across all attendees.
4. Once added, a dot will appear between the **Attendees** field and the **per-person amount**, making it easy for approvers to verify the distribution.
The selected attendees are added to the expense.

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# Audit Trail for Attendees
## What happens after you add attendees to an expense

- The total expense is automatically split evenly across all attendees
- The per-attendee amount updates instantly on the expense
- If your Workspace has per-attendee category limits, adding attendees can reduce the per-attendee amount and help resolve limit violations
- Approvers can review attendee details during the approval process
- All attendee changes are recorded in the expense history for auditing

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# How to view attendees on a report

When any expense in a report has attendees, the report automatically shows two additional columns:

- **Attendees:** displays the attendees added to each expense.
- **Per attendee:** shows the total amount divided equally among all attendees.

These columns appear in both the report and search results.

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# FAQ

## Is there an audit trail for attendee changes?

Yes. Expensify automatically records all attendee updates in the expense history. These system records cannot be edited.

🕵️ **Note:** Expensify automatically records attendee changes on the expense report. These system messages cannot be edited, ensuring a clear and secure history of all attendee updates.
## Can I edit attendees on an expense before it's submitted?

Yes. Open the expense, click **Attendees**, update the list, and click **Save**.
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- Date
- Merchant
- Category
- Attendees (if any expense has attendees)
- Per attendee (if any expense has attendees)
- Amount
- Workspace violations (if applicable)

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