Organization Tab of Accounting Company Settings

Use the Organization tab to determine how you want to distribute debits and credit associated with specific postings by organization.

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Distribute These Debits and Credits by Organization

Field Description
Labor distribution Select this check box if you want to post labor distribution credits to an indirect account or to the balance sheet account. The labor credit is entered on the Posting tab in Settings > Accounting > Company.

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated balance sheet.

Miscellaneous expense distribution Select this check box if you want to post miscellaneous expense distribution credits to an indirect account or to the balance sheet account. The miscellaneous expense credit is entered on the Posting tab of Settings > Accounting > Company .

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated balance sheet.

Reproduction expense distribution Select this check box to post reproduction expense distribution credits to an indirect account or to the balance sheet account. The reproduction expense credit is entered on the Posting tab in Settings > Accounting > Company .

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated balance sheet.

Consultant accrual expense distribution Select this check box to post consultant accrual expense distribution credits to an indirect account or to the balance sheet account. The consultant accrual expense credit is entered on the Posting tab in Settings > Accounting > Company.

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated balance sheet.

Unit expense distribution Select this check box to post unit expense distribution credits to an indirect account or to the balance sheet account. When this check box is selected, the default organization is credited if the unit billing credit account is a Balance Sheet or non-operating expense, and you do not maintain separate Balance Sheets.

When this check box is not selected, the credit goes to one of the following places:

  • The organization of the costing credit project in Unit Billing Table Maintenance
  • The default organization, if the cost account is a Balance Sheet account and you do not maintain separate Balance Sheets

The Unit Credit account may vary from unit to unit and is not entered in System Setup Table Maintenance. You enter the Unit Credit project in one of the following places, depending on whether or not you want to show the amount for the Unit Credit account for each organization or as a total amount for all organizations combined:

  • In Unit Table Maintenance in the Credit project field in the Cost per unit section of this form
  • In Individual Organization Setup Maintenance in the Unit Credit project fields
Employee expense/advance distribution Select this check box to post employee expense and advance distribution credits to an indirect account or to the Balance Sheet account. The employee expense and advance expense credit is specified on the Posting tab of Settings > Accounting > Company.

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated Balance Sheet.

This field displays only if the Employee Expense application is enabled.

Payroll liability distribution Select this check box to post payroll liability distribution credits to an indirect account or to the Balance Sheet account.

Do not select this check box if you post the credit to a Balance Sheet account and you use a consolidated Balance Sheet.

This field displays only if the Payroll application is installed.

Payroll (FICA) expense Select this check box to post payroll (FICA) expense debits to an indirect account or to the Balance Sheet account.

Do not select this check box if you post the debit to a balance sheet account and you use a consolidated Balance Sheet.

This field displays only if the Payroll application is installed.

Payroll contribution expense Select this check box to specify that the employer contribution expense follows the organization of the employee by default.

This field displays only if the Payroll application is installed.

Payroll contribution liability distribution Select this check box to specify that the employer contribution expense follows the organization of the employee by default.

This field displays only if the Payroll application is installed.

Payroll liability Organization if not distributing If you selected the Maintain separate balance sheets by Organization check box (in Settings Organization General), and the Payroll liability distribution check box on this tab is not selected, this field is enabled. Use the Organization Lookup to select an organization for which to maintain separate Balance Sheets.

This field is not enabled when the following occur:

  • The Maintain separate balance sheets by Organization option is not selected.
  • You do not maintain separate Balance Sheets.
  • Payroll is not enabled for the active company.
Organization for intercompany postings If you use multiple companies, you must specify the organization that receives the implicit side of intercompany postings. Enter an organization or click to display the Organization Lookup and select an organization.