Why split a receipt

A single receipt often covers more than one spending type. Common scenarios:

A restaurant bill shared between two project codes.
A supermarket run that mixes personal groceries with household supplies that are company-reimbursable.
A hotel invoice where the room is Travel but the mini-bar is Personal.
A mixed business / personal purchase that should not stay as one undivided amount.

Opening the split view

Current shared receipt APIs prove both split preview and split commit flows. If your current client exposes a split action, open the receipt detail view and start the split from there.

The split view opens and shows the full receipt amount as a single unsplit line.

Splitting by amount

In the split view, click Add line.
Enter the amount for the first portion and assign it a category.
Repeat for each additional portion.
The running total at the bottom shows remaining unallocated amount in real time.
Click Save split when the portions sum to the receipt total.

If the portions do not add up to the original total, Stareceipt will not allow you to save and will highlight the discrepancy.

Editing or removing a split

If your current client exposes split editing, reopen the split flow, adjust the portions, and save again.

How splits appear in reports

The split affects downstream categorisation and reporting without requiring duplicate image storage. The exact presentation in charts, exports, and reconciliation views depends on the current client and export path.

Splitting imported receipts

Receipts imported via email or bulk upload can be split the same way as camera-captured receipts. Split the entry after it appears in your receipt list — the workflow is identical.

Tips

Split at entry time, not month-end. Splitting a receipt the day you receive it is faster than revisiting a backlog.
Use labels for cost centres. If your split lines map to project codes or departments, add a label to each line rather than creating a separate category for every project — see Labels & Tags.
Keep the math exact. Split workflows depend on the final allocated total matching the original receipt total.