diff --git a/src/features/accounting/CategorizeReview.tsx b/src/features/accounting/CategorizeReview.tsx
index 80522ea..12a09d8 100644
--- a/src/features/accounting/CategorizeReview.tsx
+++ b/src/features/accounting/CategorizeReview.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ function buildQueue(txns: Txn[]): ReviewItem[] {
   const groups = new Map<string, ReviewItem>();
   for (const t of txns) {
     if (t.category) continue; // defensive — the fetch already scopes to Uncategorized
+    // Only uncategorized SPENDING needs sorting. Salary (auto-detected income),
+    // any income, and transfers between accounts are not expenses to categorize.
+    if (t.salary === true) continue;
+    if (t.direction === "income") continue;
+    if (t.transfer === true) continue;
     const key = t.matchKey || t.title;
     if (!key) continue;
     const amount = parseFloat(t.amount) || 0;
diff --git a/src/features/accounting/TransactionList.tsx b/src/features/accounting/TransactionList.tsx
index 7439a46..9729d81 100644
--- a/src/features/accounting/TransactionList.tsx
+++ b/src/features/accounting/TransactionList.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,15 @@ export function TransactionList() {
   const categoryOptions = useMemo(() => categoriesIn(all), [all]);
 
   const hasUncategorized = useMemo(
-    () => all.some((txn) => !txn.category && (txn.matchKey || txn.title)),
+    () =>
+      all.some(
+        (txn) =>
+          !txn.category &&
+          txn.salary !== true &&
+          txn.transfer !== true &&
+          txn.direction !== "income" &&
+          (txn.matchKey || txn.title),
+      ),
     [all],
   );