Transactions
Transactions are the individual entries of activity within an asset — every deposit, withdrawal, trade, and transfer. They are the raw data from which Tally Up builds your reports, categories, and budgets.
Viewing transactions
Section titled “Viewing transactions”Open any asset to see its transaction list. Transactions are shown in date order with the date, description, amount, category, and running balance.
You can filter by date range, search by description, or show only uncategorised transactions.
Transaction types
Section titled “Transaction types”Cash transactions
Section titled “Cash transactions”| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Money coming into the asset |
| Withdrawal | Money leaving the asset |
| Transfer | Movement of money between two assets in your plan |
| Interest Income | Interest earned on the account |
| Dividend | Dividend received from a security |
Investment transactions
Section titled “Investment transactions”| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Buy | Purchase of a security |
| Sell | Sale of a security |
| Move Shares In | Securities transferred in from another account (no cash effect) |
| Move Shares Out | Securities transferred out to another account (no cash effect) |
| Stock Split | Corporate action adjusting share quantity |
Options transactions
Section titled “Options transactions”| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Buy to Open | Opening a long options position |
| Buy to Close | Closing a short options position |
| Sell to Open | Opening a short options position |
| Sell to Close | Closing a long options position |
Adding a transaction manually
Section titled “Adding a transaction manually”Tap Add on the Transactions screen to record a transaction manually. Fill in the date, amount, type, and optionally a payee and description. For investment transactions, you can also specify the security, quantity, price, and commission.
Editing and deleting
Section titled “Editing and deleting”Tap any transaction to open it. From there you can edit its details, adjust its category, or delete it.
Categorising transactions
Section titled “Categorising transactions”Most cash transaction types can be assigned a category. Categories are stored on splits — portions of the transaction amount assigned to a specific category. A simple transaction has one split covering the full amount. See Categories for how to set up your category structure.
Tally Up assigns categories automatically using your Category Rules. You can review and override these at any time.
Split transactions
Section titled “Split transactions”A transaction can be divided across multiple categories. For example, a supermarket trip might be split between Groceries and Household. Each split covers a portion of the total amount and can have its own category.
To split a transaction, open it and edit the splits section. Add as many splits as needed — the amounts must sum to the total transaction amount.
Transfer linking
Section titled “Transfer linking”When money moves between two assets in your plan — for example, £500 from a current account to a savings account — Tally Up records a transaction on both sides. These two transactions can be linked so the app recognises them as two sides of the same movement, preventing double-counting in reports.
Transfer links are created automatically during import where possible. You can also link or unlink them manually by editing the transfer split on either transaction.
Importing transactions
Section titled “Importing transactions”Rather than adding transactions manually, you can import them in bulk:
- QIF Import — from most desktop finance apps and many banks
- CSV Import — from bank statement downloads