Expenses and reporting
Settle member balances
Interpret suggestions, record actual payments, and avoid confusing settlement with transfer.
- For
- Owners and participating members
- Typical time
- 10 minutes
- Updated
- July 28, 2026
Suggested settlements simplify net balances; they do not verify that money moved.
- 1
Review the open ledger
Confirm expenses, payers, participants, shares, voids, and prior settlements.
- 2
Read the suggestions
AirplaneHQ nets member balances into a smaller set of proposed payments. Verify the direction and amount with the partnership.
- 3
Pay outside AirplaneHQ
Use the partnership’s approved payment method and retain confirmation where required.
- 4
Record the actual settlement
Enter payer, recipient, amount, date, and note only after the payment occurs or according to the partnership’s accounting policy.
- 5
Confirm balances
Recalculate and resolve unexpected residual amounts before closing the period.