Split a transaction across projects
Splitting a transaction across projects is a Business-tier feature for costs that serve multiple income streams — a $50 VPS bill that runs three projects, an accountant retainer that covers all your business books, office rent for a multi-stream operation.
When to split vs when to tag as "Shared"
Two options for multi-project expenses:
- Tag as Shared: use a "Shared" project as a catch-all. Available on all plans. You then allocate manually at P&L review time, or Hustlay applies your default method.
- Split transaction (Business tier): tag a single transaction to multiple projects with specific percentages. Math is applied automatically to profit per project.
The split method is preferable when you know the right allocation for a specific expense. The Shared tag is preferable when you want a single allocation method applied to all shared costs.
How to split a transaction
- Open the transaction (either while creating a new one or by clicking an existing one).
- Toggle Split across projects.
- Add rows: one per project that shares this cost.
- Enter either dollar amount or percentage per row. The total must equal 100% (or the transaction's full amount).
- Save. Each project's P&L updates with its allocated portion.
Worked example: $50 VPS
| Project | % of usage | Amount allocated |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting | 40% | $20.00 |
| Etsy shop | 35% | $17.50 |
| Newsletter | 25% | $12.50 |
Each project's profit dashboard will now show $20, $17.50, and $12.50 of VPS cost respectively. Total $50 matches the original transaction.
Recurring splits
For recurring shared costs (monthly VPS, monthly software), set the split once on the first transaction and enable the Recur with same split option. Every future month's transaction inherits the percentages. Update the split whenever the usage pattern changes materially.
Related: Shared business expenses explained, Cost allocation deep-dive.