Split a bill
Use Split & files in the bill drawer to divide responsibility by an even split, a percentage or a fixed amount. Review household balances separately from recording payments.
Split a bill with your household
Video walkthrough · 0:41
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Start with a household member who has accepted their invitation. Sam and Alex are both part of this household.
Open Bills, choose Internet, and open Split and files. Then select Split bill.
Give Alex a fifty percent share. Check the allocation, then save the split.
The bill now shows Alex’s share. Household balances follow the recorded bills, payments, and settlements.
Demonstration uses fictional household data. Narration uses an AI-generated voice.
Before you start
Use a Family household with accepted members. A viewer cannot edit a split. You can share a bill for visibility without making that person pay toward it.
Set the split
- Open the bill and select Split & files.
- Select Split bill or Edit split, then add the people who contribute.
- Choose Even split, Percentage or Fixed amount. Enter each member’s share when required.
- Review the member shares and the owner’s remainder, then save the split.
- Open Household or Settle up to inspect the updated balance and its breakdown.
Choose a method
Even split divides responsibility across the owner and the members included in the split. Percentage assigns each member a percentage; the owner covers the remainder. Fixed amount assigns a currency amount to each member. Income does not automatically set shares.
How balances change
Recurring shares accrue across the bill’s active billing periods. Payments credited to a member and recorded settlements reduce what that member owes. An assigned period can replace the usual shares for that month. The current split is not a promise of a frozen split snapshot for each past payment; review the balance breakdown after changes.
Who paid a bill
When logging money already paid, check Paid by. Don’t split this one excludes that payment from the payer’s balance while leaving the usual shares for other people. Assign remaining to, when offered, overrides responsibility for the whole billing period. Neither action transfers money.