---
title: "What happens when a split doesn't add up?"
description: "You decide in advance. If the shares would total more than the payment, Fynex can cap by priority, scale everyone down, or fail the split. Any leftover goes to your main or a remainder wallet."
url: "/docs/split-payments/what-happens-when-a-split-doesnt-add-up/"
category: "Split payments"
---

Splits don't always land on an exact total — a payment can be larger or smaller than the shares expect. You **decide in advance** what happens in your split rule, so there's never an ambiguous result.

## When the shares would total more than the payment

If the payees' shares would add up to more than the payment (over-allocation), the rule follows the policy you chose:

- **Cap by priority** — fill the highest-priority payees first; lower-priority ones get what's left, or nothing.
- **Scale down proportionally** — reduce every share by the same factor so they fit.
- **Fail** — don't split at all, and flag it, so nothing is allocated on a bad total.

## When there's money left over

If the shares don't use the whole payment, the **remainder** goes where your rule says — either to your **main wallet** or to a separate **remainder wallet** you can reconcile on its own.

## Minimums and maximums

You can also set a **minimum or maximum** per payee, so a share never drops below or climbs above a limit you set — useful for fixed fees or capped commissions.

## Related

- [How do I create a split rule?](/docs/split-payments/how-do-i-create-a-split-rule/)
- [What are wallets and how does money move between them?](/docs/split-payments/what-are-wallets-and-how-does-money-move-between-them/)