Can I Add My Employees, Co‑Founders, or Spouse to SparkReceipt? What Can They See?

Learn how to invite employees, co‑founders, spouses, and accountants to your SparkReceipt account — plus which user roles have access to view, edit, or submit your receipts and documents.

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Written by Joel OjalaUpdated Aug 25, 2026

Who You Can Add

  • Employees, co‑founders, or family members (e.g., spouse) — as users with different access roles.

  • Accountants or financial professionals — as special guest users (whether the Accountant role uses one of your paid seats depends on your plan).

How to Invite Users

  1. Go to Subscription & Billing and purchase seats for the number of users you want to add.

  2. Navigate to Account & Users in the SparkReceipt dashboard.

  3. Click Invite Member , enter the email address, and choose a role for each invitee.

User Roles & What They Can Do

SparkReceipt uses role‑based access to control visibility and permissions:

RoleCan Submit Docs?Can See/Edit All Docs?Counts Toward Seat Limit?
Contributor✔ Yes❌ No✔ Yes
Member✔ Yes✔ Yes✔ Yes
Accountant❌ No✔ Yes❌ No
  • Contributor:
    Can upload and submit their own receipts but cannot view, edit, or download other people’s documents. Ideal for employees reporting expenses.

  • Member:
    Has full access to view, edit, and download all receipts and documents in your SparkReceipt account — suitable for partners or managers.

  • Accountant:
    Has full access to view, edit, review, and download all documents. They cannot upload their own expenses. Whether this role uses one of your paid seats depends on your plan — the invite screen shows your current usage.


Why Invite Other Users?

  • Collaborate with your team on expense reporting and documents.

  • Share financial records securely without email attachments.

Give accountants focused access for audits and bookkeeping. FAQ Section

Q: Can I add my spouse or team members to SparkReceipt?
A: Yes — you can invite employees, co‑founders, spouses, or other collaborators to your SparkReceipt account and assign them different roles.
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Q: What’s the difference between Contributor, Member, and Accountant?
A: Contributors can submit their own documents but cannot access others’ records ; Members can view, edit, and download all documents; Accountants can view, edit, and download all documents, and whether the role uses a paid seat depends on your plan.
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Q: Do accountants count toward my paid seats?
A: It depends on your plan. On many plans the Accountant role doesn’t use one of your paid seats; on others it does. The invite screen shows your current seat usage.
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Q: How do I invite new users?
A: Buy seats in Subscription & Billing , then invite users via Account & Users by entering their email and selecting a role