Splits and shared bills

How do I itemize a purchase?

Open the purchase and choose Items. List what it bought line by line, or use the lines from its scanned receipt. Give an item its own category to file that part there, or split the purchase item by item with whoever had each one.

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Items show what one purchase bought: the groceries and the new pan on one receipt, or who ordered what at dinner. Included with Grow and up.

Add items

  1. Open the purchase

    Tap it in Transactions to open its details.

  2. Choose Items

    The row reads What it bought, line by line until you add some.

  3. Add the lines

    Choose Item, Tax, Tip or Discount to add a line. Give each one a name and an amount; you can change a line's type (Item, Discount, Tax, Tip or Fee) at any time.

  4. Save

    Press the save button, which counts your lines (like Save 3 items).

Already have the receipt? If it's been read, choose Use the receipt's lines. If not, Scan the receipt (Thrive and Thrive Duo) or Add the receipt to keep it with the purchase. See scanning a receipt.

File items under their own categories

Each item starts in the purchase's own category (Same as the purchase). Give an item its own category and that much of the purchase is filed there, so a big shop lands where it belongs. Tax, tip and fee lines don't take a category of their own.

When the items don't match the charge

Under the list, Finly Money compares the items, the tax, tip and fees, and what was charged. If more was charged (a tip or rounding), the difference is spread over the items in proportion. If the items add up to more (a discount), the gap is taken off in proportion.

Split it item by item

  1. Save the items first

    Splitting by item uses the items you've saved.

  2. Choose Split it item by item

    It's under the save button on the Items page. You can also choose Split, then Item by item.

  3. Pick who had what

    Add the people who were there, then tick who had each item. Tax, tip and fees follow the items in proportion, and an item nobody is ticked on is yours.

  4. Confirm

    Press Confirm split. Each person's share shows on Splits as owed to you.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Items describe what the purchase bought. Only items with their own category move part of it to another category.

Remove each line, then press Remove all items.

No. Items are only for purchases in your own accounts. A bill someone else paid can still be divided equally, by amounts, by percent or by shares.

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