Online Apportionment (or apportionment of expenses) is the distribution of an expense among the Accounting entities that originated it. It usually refers to fixed expenses such as electricity bill, water bill, etc., which are entered every month. Note that these expenses are not production costs.
Management Accounting module features Online Apportionment option in order to avoid repetitive entry of those expenses every month. In this option you can register entries that refer to this apportionment, along with percentages for distribution of values.
Including an Online Apportionment:
The window Online Apportionments - Add is displayed, divided into the following areas:
Tip: Values lower than 100% can be apportioned through field Base Perc. |
Example:
Base Percentage: 80%
Amount to be Apportioned: 1000.00
Percentage of Line 001 of Apportionment: 20%
Value apportioned in the accounting entry for Line 001 is:
1000 * (80 / 100) * (20/100) = 160.00