Can I post a receipt in the bank feed straight to the P&L or do I have to raise a sales invoice all the time?

Hi pmh-brandthinkta, thanks for posting on the Community today

The upload feature for receipts and bills in QuickBooks Online is for money out (suppliers). 

You don't need to create a manual record to match this to. If we can't find an existing record that matches, you can create a new transaction from your receipt or bill:

1. Select Review to make corrections or add missing info.
2. Select Save and next.
3. Select Create bill or Create expense.

Thanks for reaching Intuit support. We'll be here if you need any additional guidance.