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
2. Select the Department Allocations hyperlink
3. Select or Enter the range for each allocation
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
When you run the Departmental Profit & Loss Report the % of the actual expenses posted to that range of GL Accounts will be allocated accordingly.