diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Model/Filters/PaymentRequestFilter.cs b/Marco.Pms.Model/Filters/PaymentRequestFilter.cs
index 8b404af..12b2bf6 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Model/Filters/PaymentRequestFilter.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Model/Filters/PaymentRequestFilter.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         public List<Guid>? CreatedByIds { get; set; }
         public List<Guid>? CurrencyIds { get; set; }
         public List<Guid>? ExpenseCategoryIds { get; set; }
+        public List<string>? Payees { get; set; }
         public DateTime? StartDate { get; set; }
         public DateTime? EndDate { get; set; }
     }
diff --git a/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs b/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
index 24b22dd..0e7d022 100644
--- a/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
+++ b/Marco.Pms.Services/Service/ExpensesService.cs
@@ -1096,72 +1096,130 @@ namespace Marco.Pms.Services.Service
         #endregion
 
         #region =================================================================== Payment Request Functions ===================================================================
-
         public async Task<ApiResponse<object>> GetPaymentRequestListAsync(string? searchString, string? filter, bool isActive, int pageSize, int pageNumber, Employee loggedInEmployee, Guid tenantId)
         {
-            var paymentRequestQuery = _context.PaymentRequests
-                .Include(pr => pr.Currency)
-                .Include(pr => pr.Project)
-                .Include(pr => pr.RecurringPayment)
-                .Include(pr => pr.ExpenseCategory)
-                .Include(pr => pr.ExpenseStatus)
-                .Include(pr => pr.CreatedBy)
-                    .ThenInclude(e => e!.JobRole)
-                .Where(pr => pr.TenantId == tenantId &&
-                    pr.IsActive == isActive &&
-                    pr.Currency != null &&
-                    pr.ExpenseCategory != null &&
-                    pr.ExpenseStatus != null &&
-                    pr.CreatedBy != null &&
-                    pr.CreatedBy.JobRole != null);
+            _logger.LogInfo("Start GetPaymentRequestListAsync: TenantId={TenantId}, PageNumber={PageNumber}, PageSize={PageSize}, EmployeeId={EmployeeId}",
+                tenantId, pageNumber, pageSize, loggedInEmployee.Id);
 
-            //PaymentRequestFilter? paymentRequestFilter = TryDeserializePaymentRequestFilter(filter);
-
-            //if (paymentRequestFilter != null)
-            //{
-            //    if (paymentRequestFilter.ProjectIds?.Any() ?? false)
-            //    {
-            //        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
-            //            .Where(pr => pr.ProjectId.HasValue &&
-            //                paymentRequestFilter.ProjectIds.Contains(pr.ProjectId.Value));
-            //    }
-            //    if (paymentRequestFilter.StatusIds?.Any() ?? false)
-            //    {
-            //        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
-            //            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.StatusIds.Contains(pr.ExpenseStatusId));
-            //    }
-            //    if (paymentRequestFilter.CreatedByIds?.Any() ?? false)
-            //    {
-            //        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
-            //            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.CreatedByIds.Contains(pr.CreatedById));
-            //    }
-            //    if (paymentRequestFilter.ExpenseCategoryIds?.Any() ?? false)
-            //    {
-            //        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
-            //            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.ExpenseCategoryIds.Contains(pr.ExpenseCategoryId));
-            //    }
-            //}
-
-            var totalEntites = await paymentRequestQuery.CountAsync();
-
-            var paymentRequests = await paymentRequestQuery
-                .OrderByDescending(e => e.CreatedAt)
-                .Skip((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize)
-                .Take(pageSize).ToListAsync();
-
-
-            var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)totalEntites / pageSize);
-
-            var response = paymentRequests.Select(pr =>
+            try
             {
-                var result = _mapper.Map<PaymentRequestVM>(pr);
-                result.PaymentRequestUID = $"{pr.UIDPrefix}/{pr.UIDPostfix:D5}";
-                return result;
-            }).ToList();
+                // Initial query including the necessary navigation properties and basic multi-tenant/security constraints
+                var paymentRequestQuery = _context.PaymentRequests
+                    .Include(pr => pr.Currency)
+                    .Include(pr => pr.Project)
+                    .Include(pr => pr.RecurringPayment)
+                    .Include(pr => pr.ExpenseCategory)
+                    .Include(pr => pr.ExpenseStatus)
+                    .Include(pr => pr.CreatedBy)
+                        .ThenInclude(e => e!.JobRole)
+                    .Where(pr => pr.TenantId == tenantId &&
+                        pr.IsActive == isActive &&
+                        pr.Currency != null &&
+                        pr.ExpenseCategory != null &&
+                        pr.ExpenseStatus != null &&
+                        pr.CreatedBy != null &&
+                        pr.CreatedBy.JobRole != null);
 
-            return ApiResponse<object>.SuccessResponse(response, $"{0} Payment request fetched successfully", 200);
+                // Deserialize and apply advanced filter if provided
+                PaymentRequestFilter? paymentRequestFilter = TryDeserializePaymentRequestFilter(filter);
+
+                if (paymentRequestFilter != null)
+                {
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.ProjectIds?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => pr.ProjectId.HasValue && paymentRequestFilter.ProjectIds.Contains(pr.ProjectId.Value));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.StatusIds?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.StatusIds.Contains(pr.ExpenseStatusId));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.CreatedByIds?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.CreatedByIds.Contains(pr.CreatedById));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.CurrencyIds?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.CurrencyIds.Contains(pr.CurrencyId));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.ExpenseCategoryIds?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => pr.ExpenseCategoryId.HasValue && paymentRequestFilter.ExpenseCategoryIds.Contains(pr.ExpenseCategoryId.Value));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.Payees?.Any() ?? false)
+                    {
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => paymentRequestFilter.Payees.Contains(pr.Payee));
+                    }
+                    if (paymentRequestFilter.StartDate.HasValue && paymentRequestFilter.EndDate.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        DateTime startDate = paymentRequestFilter.StartDate.Value.Date;
+                        DateTime endDate = paymentRequestFilter.EndDate.Value.Date;
+
+                        paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                            .Where(pr => pr.CreatedAt.Date >= startDate && pr.CreatedAt.Date <= endDate);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Full-text search by payee, title, or UID
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchString))
+                {
+                    paymentRequestQuery = paymentRequestQuery
+                        .Where(pr =>
+                            pr.Payee.Contains(searchString) ||
+                            pr.Title.Contains(searchString) ||
+                            ($"{pr.UIDPrefix}/{pr.UIDPostfix:D5}").Contains(searchString)
+                        );
+                }
+
+                // Get total count for pagination
+                var totalEntities = await paymentRequestQuery.CountAsync();
+
+                // Fetch paginated result set
+                var paymentRequests = await paymentRequestQuery
+                    .OrderByDescending(e => e.CreatedAt)
+                    .Skip((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize)
+                    .Take(pageSize)
+                    .ToListAsync();
+
+                var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling((double)totalEntities / pageSize);
+
+                var results = paymentRequests.Select(pr =>
+                {
+                    var result = _mapper.Map<PaymentRequestVM>(pr);
+                    result.PaymentRequestUID = $"{pr.UIDPrefix}/{pr.UIDPostfix:D5}";
+                    return result;
+                }).ToList();
+
+                var response = new
+                {
+                    CurrentPage = pageNumber,
+                    TotalPages = totalPages,
+                    TotalEntities = totalEntities,
+                    Data = results,
+                };
+
+                _logger.LogInfo("GetPaymentRequestListAsync: {ResultCount} payment requests fetched successfully for TenantId={TenantId} Page={PageNumber}/{TotalPages}",
+                    results.Count, tenantId, pageNumber, totalPages);
+
+                return ApiResponse<object>.SuccessResponse(response, $"{results.Count} payment requests fetched successfully.", 200);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error occurred in GetPaymentRequestListAsync for TenantId={TenantId}, EmployeeId={EmployeeId}: {Message}", tenantId, loggedInEmployee.Id, ex.Message);
+                return ApiResponse<object>.ErrorResponse("An error occurred while fetching payment requests.", ex.Message, 500);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _logger.LogInfo("End GetPaymentRequestListAsync for TenantId={TenantId}, EmployeeId={EmployeeId}", tenantId, loggedInEmployee.Id);
+            }
         }
 
+
         public async Task<ApiResponse<object>> CreatePaymentRequestAsync(PaymentRequestDto model, Employee loggedInEmployee, Guid tenantId)
         {
             _logger.LogInfo("Start CreatePaymentRequestAsync for EmployeeId: {EmployeeId} TenantId: {TenantId}", loggedInEmployee.Id, tenantId);