[Bug]: Budget Header Shows Absolute Value for Income For Next Month #2923

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opened 2026-02-28 20:32:38 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @pendletons on GitHub (Feb 12, 2026).

What happened?

I was overpaid last month, so had to pay it back this month, hence at the moment my income is negative. The header seems to not reflect this (not sure if the "+" is hard-coded or what).

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Income in the header: +1,172.51

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Income in the footer reflects reality: -1,172.51 (If I go ahead to March that also reflects the real number in Available Funds)

I would expect the header value to match the Income summary number (e.g. be negative if it's a negative number).

This is a very temporary problem as we'll get more income at the end of the month which will make the overall income positive again, but it's still confusing in the meantime.

How can we reproduce the issue?

I haven't tried with a fresh budget, but I would assume you could do:

  • transaction with category Income but a value in payment rather than deposit
  • go look at the budget screen (not sure if this only applies for held income or all income)

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Operating System

Mac OSX

Originally created by @pendletons on GitHub (Feb 12, 2026). ### What happened? I was overpaid last month, so had to pay it back this month, hence at the moment my income is negative. The header seems to not reflect this (not sure if the "+" is hard-coded or what). <img width="237" height="218" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/369e5c44-c3de-48f3-a319-bd45f8198e2d" /> Income in the header: +1,172.51 <img width="85" height="176" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3f151225-0ad4-4051-bb4a-18666d4a208d" /> Income in the footer reflects reality: -1,172.51 (If I go ahead to March that also reflects the real number in Available Funds) I would expect the header value to match the Income summary number (e.g. be negative if it's a negative number). This is a very temporary problem as we'll get more income at the end of the month which will make the overall income positive again, but it's still confusing in the meantime. ### How can we reproduce the issue? I haven't tried with a fresh budget, but I would assume you could do: * transaction with category Income but a value in payment rather than deposit * go look at the budget screen (not sure if this only applies for held income or all income) ### Where are you hosting Actual? Docker ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Chrome ### Operating System Mac OSX
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-02-28 20:32:38 -06:00
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@youngcw commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2026):

That number is showing how much was removed from the to budget number. Since you held negative funds, its showing that the to budget number is getting larger.

@youngcw commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2026): That number is showing how much was removed from the to budget number. Since you held negative funds, its showing that the to budget number is getting larger.
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2923