Cost centres
You can create cost centres which can be assigned to your employees.
The cost centre must be created in settings before you can assign it to an employee.
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Open the required company.
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Go to the company name and select Settings.
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Select Cost Centres.
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Select Add Cost Centre to create or select a current cost centre to edit.
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A colour will be chosen automatically, select the colour to change.
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Enter the Code. This must be unique.
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Enter the Title. This is used to understand the cost centre.
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Enter the Accounting Code.
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Select Update Cost Centre.
Enable journal overrides
Journal overrides allow you to enter a unique nominal A nominal account is a general ledger account that you close at the end of each accounting year. for each cost centre. This requires a custom token to be created.
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select Enable Journal Overrides.
A red icon indicated the mapping is not complete.
Mapping should be completed for each department.
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Select the icon next to the department.
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Go to Mapping for each token and enter the required nominal.
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Select Update
Once complete, the icon shows as green.
Good to know...
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The cost centre must be created in settings before you can assign it to an employee.
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Costing only applies to future payrolls once assigned to an employee.