Allocating Buying Expenses to Items on PO's

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   Hi,  I am wondering it there is a way in SBS to allocate purchasing-related expenses to specific items on purchase orders.  I am mainly concerned with shipping charges.  I read the post from last August,"Adding Shipping Costs?" which describes a good way to account for shipping and other costs as a whole using separate non-inventory items.  But, I was hoping to allocate shipping and other expenses to specific items so those expenses could be tracked by item, perhaps adding to taxes paid on purchase orders tabulated in the "Charges Paid" or "Buying Expense" columns that are available in some of the inventory reports.

Thank You.

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Heater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 2014 Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Heater Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Allocating Buying Expenses to Items on PO's Posted: 27 Jan 2014 at 1:07pm
	Hi, I am wondering it there is a way in SBS to allocate purchasing-related expenses to specific items on purchase orders. I am mainly concerned with shipping charges. I read the post from last August,"Adding Shipping Costs?" which describes a good way to account for shipping and other costs as a whole using separate non-inventory items. But, I was hoping to allocate shipping and other expenses to specific items so those expenses could be tracked by item, perhaps adding to taxes paid on purchase orders tabulated in the "Charges Paid" or "Buying Expense" columns that are available in some of the inventory reports. Thank You.

Debra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Points: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote Debra Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2014 at 10:04am
	If you add a non-inventory line item to a PO, the software will prompt you how to allocate the costs among the inventory items at a receiving time. Choose one. You do not have a choice to allocate cost for some items but skip others. If you need to do so, allocate costs manually after you received the product. In the Item Master, find the desired item, switch to the Units in Stock Tab, make sure the column Added Cost is visible (use the Grid button) and modify the cost for an appropriate units. Added Cost should be entered "per unit", not per row.

Heater Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 2014 Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote Heater Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jan 2014 at 12:11pm
	I see now! Never realized a non-inventory item could be used to allocate costs among other items on a purchase order, or that the Item Master was so versatile.

renagar96 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2021 Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote renagar96 Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Mar 2021 at 6:15pm
	Is it possible to allocate non-inventory item cost to the inventory items in PO? because when I recieve a non-inventory item it just shows as recieved as if it was a inventory item.