An expense account sounds simple enough, but it actually means two different things in business. First, it's the process that lets employees pay for work expenses and get reimbursed by their company.

The whole rationale of the expense-account society—aside from the benefits reaped by free-spenders of the company’s money—is that the uninhibited use of high-priced food, liquor and gifts helps ...

In basic accounting terms, expenses are recorded as debits, which increase the expense account balance and reduce net income. The dual nature of expense accounts makes them central to business ...

An expense account sounds simple enough, but it actually means two different things in business. First, it's the process that lets employees pay for work expenses and get reimbursed by their company.