diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
index 7ff940eebe6043de1aa47c5d735b73a9ea2b617b..d3f42b577fdd9bc047984aabf1e1495f7a2e6403 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/core.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from . import errors as errormod
 
 class PostingChecker:
+    ACCOUNTS = ('',)
     VALUES_ENUM = {}
 
     def _meta_get(self, txn, post, key, default=None):
@@ -33,8 +34,18 @@ class PostingChecker:
     def _default_value(self, txn, post):
         raise errormod.InvalidMetadataError(txn, post, self.METADATA_KEY)
 
+    def _should_check(self, txn, post):
+        ok = True
+        if isinstance(self.ACCOUNTS, tuple):
+            ok = ok and post.account.startswith(self.ACCOUNTS)
+        else:
+            ok = ok and re.search(self.ACCOUNTS, post.account)
+        return ok
+
     def check(self, txn, post):
         errors = []
+        if not self._should_check(txn, post):
+            return errors
         source_value = self._meta_get(txn, post, self.METADATA_KEY)
         set_value = source_value
         if source_value is None:
diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/meta_expense_allocation.py b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/meta_expense_allocation.py
index 68e2d9e67378434261294668f520b3cdeace4d86..37e92fc996f2b4d44a8468cc2d8fcdd22a0b0c43 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/plugin/meta_expense_allocation.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/plugin/meta_expense_allocation.py
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ class ExpenseAllocations(enum.Enum):
 
 
 class MetaExpenseAllocation(core.PostingChecker):
+    ACCOUNTS = ('Expenses:',)
     METADATA_KEY = 'expenseAllocation'
     VALUES_ENUM = ExpenseAllocations
diff --git a/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py b/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
index b5edd5d6fd715088bb34adf16e690885d3e32957..d1985d5c07c9c32eba36166ca0a1c55090001b3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
@@ -38,3 +38,19 @@ def test_validity_on_postings(value, value_ok):
         assert not errors
     else:
         assert errors
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('account', [
+    'Accrued:AccountsReceivable',
+    'Assets:Cash',
+    'Income:Donations',
+    'Liabilities:CreditCard',
+    'UnearnedIncome:Donations',
+])
+def test_non_expense_accounts_skipped(account):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        (account, -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {'expenseAllocation': 'program'}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[0])
+    assert not errors