Assume:

A1:A100 = account numbers
b1:B100 = expenses

Use a cell to hold the criteria account number:

D1 = some account number

Then:

=SUMIF(A1:A100,D1,B1:B100)


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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Mohill" wrote:

I have created a budget spreadsheet and a exspense register. I have assigned
each exspense an account number. How can I get the sum of all exspenses
assigned to a certain account number