First Direct Statements for Expense Reporting
Preparing First Direct bank statements for expense reporting? Employees and business owners need to extract business expenses from personal or corporate bank statements for reimbursement claims and expense reporting.
Convert First Direct Statements Instantly
BankScan AI converts your First Direct statement PDF to a clean Excel spreadsheet in seconds — handling DD MMM YYYY and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers automatically. Convert your bank statement to Excel, then quickly filter and categorise business expenses for reimbursement claims, P11D reporting, or management accounts.
About First Direct Statement Format
First Direct statements follow an HSBC-family format but with a distinct minimalist layout. BankScan AI detects the variant automatically.
Getting Your First Direct Statement for Expense Reporting
Log in to First Direct Online Banking, go to 'Statements', select the account and date range, and download as PDF. First Direct also supports OFX export under 'Download transactions' for direct import into accounting software. Download Monthly or quarterly, depending on the company's expense policy; P11D reporting covers the full tax year of statements.
How It Works
Upload your First Direct statement
Drop your First Direct (HSBC) statement PDF. Supports PDF. Need Monthly or quarterly, depending on the company's expense policy; P11D reporting covers the full tax year? Upload them all.
AI extracts every transaction
Our AI handles First Direct's DD MMM YYYY and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers — extracting Business travel costs, client entertainment, subsistence, mi.
Use for expense reporting
Download formatted Excel ready for expense reporting. Expenses categorised by HMRC-allowable type, with date, payee, amount, and business purpose; VAT amount separated where applicable for reclaim
First Direct + Expense Reporting Features
- First Direct optimised — Handles DD MMM YYYY dates and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers
- Built for expense reporting — Convert your bank statement to Excel, then quickly filter and categorise business expenses for reimbursement claims, P11D reporting, or management accounts.
- Period coverage — Convert Monthly or quarterly, depending on the company's expense policy; P11D reporting covers the full tax year of First Direct statements in minutes
Convert First Direct for Expense Reporting — Fast
Monthly expense claims typically due within 30 days of the expense; P11D filing deadline is 6 July following the tax year
Convert First Direct Statement Free