Set Up Overhead Allocation Accounts

You define the account numbers that contain additional expenses that you may want to include in the overhead allocation base (the denominator part of the overhead calculation). This is typically associated with the Proration method.

For example, if you want to include temporary contract labor or CADD expense, in addition to labor in the allocation base, you would add the general ledger accounts for these types of expenses on this company.

Generally, you would do this if your company contracts out a good deal of work.

To set up overhead allocation accounts:

1. From the desktop application Navigation menu, click Settings > Advanced Accounting > Overhead Allocation.
2. On the Overhead Allocation Configuration form, click the Accounts tab.
3. Complete the fields on this tab.
4. Click Save.