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Split a bank transaction across multiple categories

Categorize one bank transaction across multiple GL accounts, and see how a split flows to owner statements and registers.

Split one bank transaction across multiple categories — assign parts of a single deposit or withdrawal to different GL accounts, each with its own amount and memo, instead of forcing the whole transaction into one category.

Go to the transaction

Go to Bookkeeping > Transactions, then open the transaction you want to categorize.

Steps

  1. Open the transaction. In the Categorize panel, fill in the Category and Amount for the first line.

  2. Click + Add split to add another Category/Amount line. Repeat + Add split for each additional category the transaction should be split across.

  3. On any line, click Add details to expand optional fields such as a memo or unit.

  4. Use Split evenly or Assign remainder to fill in the lines quickly, or enter amounts by hand.

  5. Check the running balance — your lines must sum to the transaction's total before you can save.

  6. Save the split. DoorSpot posts one balanced journal entry across all the lines.

The Categorize panel for a bank transaction, with a Category dropdown, an Amount field, an expandable Add details link, and a plus Add split button below the amount field.

Undoing or changing a split

Undo or re-categorize a split the same way you would a single-category transaction. DoorSpot reverses every line's posting and, if you re-split it, posts the new lines cleanly in its place.

Splits across properties

When a split transaction's lines cover different properties, each line's share flows to that property's own owner statement. The account and merchant registers also recognize a split transaction when you filter by a property or merchant that any of its lines carry, not only the transaction's own primary property.

Good to know

  • A single-category transaction is really a split with one line, so categorizing one transaction to one account works exactly as it always has.

  • Bank-feed transactions on owner statements always show money in as income and money out as an expense.

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