How do I log labour for fitting extras as an expense?
Summary
This article explains how to configure a labour category to allow you to log the time spent fitting accessories as an expense against the accessories sold with a sale unit.
More Information
When viewing profit reports, and the profit screen on a unit, it is possible to split workshop labour between preparing a unit and time spent fitting accessories to a unit.
This allows you to see the profit in the unit itself i.e. the unit cost and expenses, and the profit when selling accessories i.e. the accessories cost and expenses.
Create a specific rate for Fitting Accessories for each technician and assign the labour category 'LAC' to that rate. Labour logged at that rate will be allocated as an expense against accessories sold with the unit rather than directly to the unit.
Creating LAC
If category 'LAC' does not exist on your system, please follow these steps to create and configure the code.
Go to " Reports & Settings Maintenance Options System Administrator Module Settings"
- Select " Workshop Add or Edit Job Categories".
- Click [List].
- If 'LAC' does not exist click [Add].
- Enter "LAC" then press <Enter>.
- "Description" should be set to 'Fitted Accessories'.
- Click the [Settings] tab.
- Enter 'LAB' as the "Category Group"
- At the "Expense category" enter 'LAC'.
- If this does not exist press <Shift+F10> and enter 'Fitted Accessories' as the "Description".
- Click the [Settings] tab and select 'Yes' at the "Accessories Expense?" drop down.
- Click [Done] and [Accept].
- Click [Done] and [Accept].
See also
- How do I deal with unit preparation/PDI?
- How do I deal with retail, internal, warranty & sales workshop jobs?
- How do I create an internal account?
- Selling a unit
