[Feature] Expense only accounts #2938

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opened 2026-02-28 20:32:54 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @damianon on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026).

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

Most accounts are automatically synced via gocardless. Additionally it would be nice to track expenses from other sources like accounts that are not in actual, cash, etc. These accounts shouldn't maintain a balance since the only purpose is to track expenses for the sake of budgets so needing to manually keep track of balances would be a hassle.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

I think the only real change for this would need (open to suggestions and critique as well) would be to hide the balance of that account from the overview and the "All accounts" summary, assuming that doesn't interfer with the Budget screen.

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When creating an account additionally to "Off budget" there could be a checkbox "Expenses only"

Originally created by @damianon on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [x] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? Most accounts are automatically synced via gocardless. Additionally it would be nice to track expenses from other sources like accounts that are not in actual, cash, etc. These accounts shouldn't maintain a balance since the only purpose is to track expenses for the sake of budgets so needing to manually keep track of balances would be a hassle. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem I think the only real change for this would need (open to suggestions and critique as well) would be to hide the balance of that account from the overview and the "All accounts" summary, assuming that doesn't interfer with the Budget screen. ### Teaching and learning When creating an account additionally to "Off budget" there could be a checkbox "Expenses only"
GiteaMirror added the needs votesfeature labels 2026-02-28 20:32:54 -06:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward a successful contribution).

The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses a voting-based system for feature requests. While enhancement issues are automatically closed, we still welcome feature requests! The voting system helps us gauge community interest in potential features. We also encourage community contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help guide you toward a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don't forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2938