Allocate costs by department
Automatically apply expense allocation percent
Overview:
This function allows automatic dissection/allocation of expenses by department for specific GL accounts. When creating a Departmental Profit & Loss Report, the system will automatically allocate expenses to departments based on saved definitions.
Steps:
Starting from the main screen
1. Navigate to ACCOUNTING > General Ledger > General Ledger Accounts
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2. Select the Department Allocations hyperlink
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3. Select or Enter the range for each allocation
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| Department /GL Account Allocations | |
| a | Select or Enter the From GL Account |
| b | Select or Enter the To GL Account |
| c | Select or Enter the Department |
| d | Enter the Percentage |
4. Select SAVE
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When you run the Departmental Profit & Loss Report the % of the actual expenses posted to that range of GL Accounts will be allocated accordingly.
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