Cost centres and cost types

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Cost centres and cost types

In the Maintenance menu> financial cost centres and cost types can be entered.

 

To create multiple cost centres the function Import cost centre can be used.

 

By entering a cost type at the general ledger account, the account becomes a cost type account.

If a journal entry is made for a cost type account, the cost centre is mandatory.

 

At a cost type a default cost centre can be set.

The cost centre in the journal will automatically be filled when the cost type has a default cost centre.

 

A default cost centre can also be entered at a debtor and a creditor.

When journals are made in a daybook debtors or creditors this cost centre is filled automatically for the concerning opposite accounts if a cost type is entered for these accounts.

 

This includes creating and booking invoices through the invoice module.