diff --git a/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py b/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
index d1985d5..2f56438 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_expenseAllocation.py
@@ -20,24 +20,58 @@ from . import testutil
 
 from conservancy_beancount.plugin import meta_expense_allocation
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('value,value_ok', [
-    ('program', True),
-    ('administration', True),
-    ('fundraising', True),
-    ('invalid', False),
-    ('', False),
-])
-def test_validity_on_postings(value, value_ok):
+VALID_VALUES = {
+    'program': 'program',
+    'administration': 'administration',
+    'fundraising': 'fundraising',
+}
+
+INVALID_VALUES = {
+    'invalid',
+    '',
+}
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_postings(src_value, set_value):
     txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
         ('Assets:Cash', -25),
-        ('Expenses:General', 25, {'expenseAllocation': value}),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {'expenseAllocation': src_value}),
     ])
     checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
     errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[-1])
-    if value_ok:
-        assert not errors
-    else:
-        assert errors
+    assert not errors
+    assert txn.postings[-1].meta.get('expenseAllocation') == set_value
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_postings(src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25, {'expenseAllocation': src_value}),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[-1])
+    assert errors
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value,set_value', VALID_VALUES.items())
+def test_valid_values_on_transactions(src_value, set_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(expenseAllocation=src_value, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[-1])
+    assert not errors
+    assert txn.postings[-1].meta.get('expenseAllocation') == set_value
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_transactions(src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(expenseAllocation=src_value, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    checker = meta_expense_allocation.MetaExpenseAllocation()
+    errors = checker.check(txn, txn.postings[-1])
+    assert errors
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('account', [
     'Accrued:AccountsReceivable',