diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
index d349f6a818..ff2c715d86 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/ShowController.php
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
+        app('view')->share('showCategory', true);
+
         // translations:
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $collector
             ->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))
             ->setLimit($pageSize)
-            ->setPage($page)->withAccountInformation()
+            ->setPage($page)->withAccountInformation()->withCategoryInformation()
             ->setRange($start, $end);
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('accounts.show', [$account->id, $start->format('Y-m-d'), $end->format('Y-m-d')]));
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $periods      = new Collection;
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
-        $collector->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withAccountInformation();
+        $collector->setAccounts(new Collection([$account]))->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withAccountInformation()->withCategoryInformation();
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('accounts.show.all', [$account->id]));
         $chartUri = route('chart.account.period', [$account->id, $start->format('Y-m-d'), $end->format('Y-m-d')]);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
index ea42c54ff2..006163607b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class BillController extends Controller
         $maxPostSize = app('steam')->phpBytes(ini_get('post_max_size'));
         $uploadSize  = min($maxFileSize, $maxPostSize);
         app('view')->share('uploadSize', $uploadSize);
+        app('view')->share('showBudget', true);
 
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/AvailableBudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/AvailableBudgetController.php
index bdfb94c125..3ca5f7d7c4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/AvailableBudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/AvailableBudgetController.php
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ class AvailableBudgetController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', true);
-
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 app('view')->share('title', (string)trans('firefly.budgets'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/CreateController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/CreateController.php
index eb930fba73..61db789ee0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/CreateController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/CreateController.php
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class CreateController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', true);
 
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/DeleteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/DeleteController.php
index 0b913ed23d..4b40d92b2b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/DeleteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/DeleteController.php
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ class DeleteController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', true);
-
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 app('view')->share('title', (string)trans('firefly.budgets'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/EditController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/EditController.php
index d74c8b7479..1d02d1bc42 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/EditController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/EditController.php
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class EditController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', true);
-
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 app('view')->share('title', (string)trans('firefly.budgets'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
index e2cae5f065..d8292f71ef 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
     {
         parent::__construct();
 
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', true);
-
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
                 app('view')->share('title', (string)trans('firefly.budgets'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/ShowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/ShowController.php
index 1fb7370ac7..7c09722e6f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/ShowController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/ShowController.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
+        app('view')->share('showCategory', true);
         parent::__construct();
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function noBudget(Request $request, Carbon $start = null, Carbon $end = null)
     {
+
+
         /** @var Carbon $start */
         $start = $start ?? session('start');
         /** @var Carbon $end */
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
         $collector->setRange($start, $end)->setTypes([TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL])->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)
-                  ->withoutBudget()->withAccountInformation();
+                  ->withoutBudget()->withAccountInformation()->withCategoryInformation();
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('budgets.no-budget'));
 
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
      */
     public function noBudgetAll(Request $request)
     {
+
         $subTitle = (string)trans('firefly.all_journals_without_budget');
         $first    = $this->journalRepos->firstNull();
         $start    = null === $first ? new Carbon : $first->date;
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
         $collector->setRange($start, $end)->setTypes([TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL])->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)
-                  ->withoutBudget()->withAccountInformation();
+                  ->withoutBudget()->withAccountInformation()->withCategoryInformation();
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('budgets.no-budget'));
 
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         // collector:
         /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
-        $collector->setRange($start, $end)->setBudget($budget)->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withBudgetInformation();
+        $collector->setRange($start, $end)->setBudget($budget)->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withBudgetInformation()->withCategoryInformation();
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('budgets.show', [$budget->id]));
 
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
         $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
 
         $collector->setRange($budgetLimit->start_date, $budgetLimit->end_date)
-                  ->setBudget($budget)->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withBudgetInformation();
+                  ->setBudget($budget)->setLimit($pageSize)->setPage($page)->withBudgetInformation()->withCategoryInformation();
         $groups = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
         $groups->setPath(route('budgets.show', [$budget->id, $budgetLimit->id]));
         /** @var Carbon $start */
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Category/NoCategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Category/NoCategoryController.php
index aa8df71950..c63bd85d0c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Category/NoCategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Category/NoCategoryController.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class NoCategoryController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
+        app('view')->share('showBudget', true);
 
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Category/ShowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Category/ShowController.php
index 2c48b9d429..bf6b8e327e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Category/ShowController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Category/ShowController.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
+        app('view')->share('showBudget', true);
 
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 269b21e90b..1a8c733fc1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -54,15 +54,9 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        // for transaction lists:
-        app('view')->share('hideBudgets', false,); // Firefly III will break here if you don't have PHP 7.3up
-        app('view')->share('hideCategories', false,);
-        app('view')->share('hideBills', false,);
-        app('view')->share('hideTags', false,);
-
         // is site a demo site?
-        $isDemoSite = app('fireflyconfig')->get('is_demo_site', config('firefly.configuration.is_demo_site'))->data;
-        app('view')->share('IS_DEMO_SITE', $isDemoSite);
+        $isDemoSite = app('fireflyconfig')->get('is_demo_site', config('firefly.configuration.is_demo_site', ), )->data;
+        app('view')->share('IS_DEMO_SITE', $isDemoSite, );
         app('view')->share('DEMO_USERNAME', config('firefly.demo_username'));
         app('view')->share('DEMO_PASSWORD', config('firefly.demo_password'));
         app('view')->share('FF_VERSION', config('firefly.version'));
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/ShowController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/ShowController.php
index bccf857f46..c0892aafe5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/ShowController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Recurring/ShowController.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ShowController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
+        app('view')->share('showCategory', true);
 
         // translations:
         $this->middleware(
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
index e93eb9833f..13d8f325ba 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
-
+        app('view')->share('showCategory', true);
         $this->middleware(
-            function ($request, $next) {
+            static function ($request, $next) {
                 app('view')->share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-search');
                 app('view')->share('title', (string)trans('firefly.search'));
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
index 798a6b2c45..30224198b3 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class TagController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
-        app('view')->share('hideTags', true);
         $this->redirectUri = route('tags.index');
 
         $this->middleware(
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/IndexController.php
index 251d01d124..59bcafcebb 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/IndexController.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
     public function __construct()
     {
         parent::__construct();
-
+        app('view')->share('showCategory', true);
         // translations:
         $this->middleware(
             function ($request, $next) {
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/list/groups.twig b/resources/views/v1/list/groups.twig
index dc56e482c4..692378fb7d 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/list/groups.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/list/groups.twig
@@ -5,13 +5,31 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
 <table class="table table-condensed table-hover">
     <thead>
     <tr>
-        <td colspan="7" class="no-margin-pagination">{{ groups.render|raw }}</td>
+        {% if showCategory or showBudget %}
+            <td colspan="8" class="no-margin-pagination">{{ groups.render|raw }}</td>
+        {% else %}
+            <td colspan="7" class="no-margin-pagination">{{ groups.render|raw }}</td>
+        {% endif %}
         <td colspan="1">
             <div class="pull-right">
                 <input id="list_ALL" value="1" name="select-all" type="checkbox" class="select-all form-check-inline"/>
             </div>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <th>&nbsp;</th>
+        <th>{{ trans('list.description') }}</th>
+        <th>{{ trans('list.amount') }}</th>
+        <th>{{ trans('list.date') }}</th>
+        <th>{{ trans('list.source_account') }}</th>
+        <th>{{ trans('list.destination_account') }}</th>
+        {% if showCategory %}
+            <th>{{ trans('list.category') }}</th>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% if showBudget %}
+            <th>{{ trans('list.budget') }}</th>
+        {% endif %}
+    </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
     {% for group in groups %}
@@ -35,9 +53,14 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                         {% endif %}
                     {% endfor %}
                 </td>
-                <td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;">&nbsp;</td>
-                <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;" colspan="2">
-                    <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs">
+                <!-- column to span accounts + extra fields -->
+                {% if showCategory or showBudget %}
+                    <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
+                {% else %}
+                    <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;" colspan="2">&nbsp;</td>
+                {% endif %}
+                <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;">
+                    <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs pull-right">
                         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
                             {{ 'actions'|_ }} <span class="caret"></span></button>
                         <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="menu">
@@ -47,6 +70,7 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                         </ul>
                     </div>
                 </td>
+                <td style="border-top:1px #aaa solid;">&nbsp;</td>
             </tr>
         {% endif %}
         {% for index, transaction in group.transactions %}
@@ -81,11 +105,11 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                         <i class="fa fa-check"></i>
                     {% endif %}
                     {% if group.count == 1 %}
-                        <a href="{{ route('transactions.show', [group.id]) }}" title="{{ transaction.description }}">
-                    {% endif %}
-                    {{ transaction.description }}
-                    {% if group.count == 1 %}
-                        </a>
+                    <a href="{{ route('transactions.show', [group.id]) }}" title="{{ transaction.description }}">
+                        {% endif %}
+                        {{ transaction.description }}
+                        {% if group.count == 1 %}
+                    </a>
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
                 <td style=" {{ style|raw }}">
@@ -97,15 +121,15 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                     {% elseif transaction.transaction_type_type == 'Transfer' %}
                         <span class="text-info">
                         {{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.amount*-1, transaction.currency_symbol, transaction.currency_decimal_places, false) }}
-                        {% if null != transaction.foreign_amount %}
-                            ({{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.foreign_amount*-1, transaction.foreign_currency_symbol, transaction.foreign_currency_decimal_places, false) }})
-                        {% endif %}
-                            </span>
-                        {% else %}
-                            {{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.amount, transaction.currency_symbol, transaction.currency_decimal_places) }}
                             {% if null != transaction.foreign_amount %}
-                                ({{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.foreign_amount, transaction.foreign_currency_symbol, transaction.foreign_currency_decimal_places) }})
+                                ({{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.foreign_amount*-1, transaction.foreign_currency_symbol, transaction.foreign_currency_decimal_places, false) }})
                             {% endif %}
+                            </span>
+                    {% else %}
+                        {{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.amount, transaction.currency_symbol, transaction.currency_decimal_places) }}
+                        {% if null != transaction.foreign_amount %}
+                            ({{ formatAmountBySymbol(transaction.foreign_amount, transaction.foreign_currency_symbol, transaction.foreign_currency_decimal_places) }})
+                        {% endif %}
                     {% endif %}
                 </td>
                 <td style=" {{ style|raw }}">
@@ -119,7 +143,23 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                     <a href="{{ route('accounts.show', [transaction.destination_account_id]) }}"
                        title="{{ transaction.destination_account_iban|default(transaction.destination_account_name) }}">{{ transaction.destination_account_name }}</a>
                 </td>
-                <td style=" {{ style|raw }}">
+                {% if showCategory %}
+                    <td style=" {{ style|raw }}">
+                        {% if transaction.category_id %}
+                            <a href="{{ route('categories.show', [transaction.category_id]) }}"
+                               title="{{ transaction.category_name }}">{{ transaction.category_name }}</a>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </td>
+                {% endif %}
+                {% if showBudget %}
+                    <td style=" {{ style|raw }}">
+                        {% if transaction.budget_id %}
+                            <a href="{{ route('budgets.show', [transaction.budget_id]) }}"
+                               title="{{ transaction.budget_name }}">{{ transaction.budget_name }}</a>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </td>
+                {% endif %}
+                <td style=" {{ style|raw }};" class="pull-right">
                     {% if group.count == 1 %}
                         <div class="btn-group btn-group-xs">
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
@@ -134,7 +174,8 @@ TODO: hide and show columns
                 </td>
                 <td style="{{ style|raw }}">
                     <div class="pull-right">
-                        <input id="list_{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}" value="{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}" name="journals[{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}]"
+                        <input id="list_{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}" value="{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}"
+                               name="journals[{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}]"
                                type="checkbox" class="mass-select form-check-inline" data-value="{{ transaction.transaction_journal_id }}"/>
                     </div>
                 </td>
diff --git a/resources/views/v1/recurring/show.twig b/resources/views/v1/recurring/show.twig
index b60f10377d..c60c054988 100644
--- a/resources/views/v1/recurring/show.twig
+++ b/resources/views/v1/recurring/show.twig
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
             <div class="box">
                 <div class="box-header with-border">
                     <h3 class="box-title">
-                        {{ ('created_'~array.transaction_type~'s')|_ }}
+                        {{ ('created_'~array.type~'s')|_ }}
                     </h3>
                 </div>
                 <div class="box-body">