Overhead Cost Categories

Question

What categories are included in Goldenseal accounting software, for job costing overhead expenses?

Diagnosis

User wants to know what categories are used in Goldenseal for job costing.

NOTE-- Users may refer to it as a "chart of accounts", since programs like Quickbooks use accounts for tracking job costs (Goldenseal uses Cost Categories for that, instead).

Solution

Here is a listing of main categories included in the Office Category System.

Advertising AD
Bad Debts BD
Bank Service Charges BS
Car & Truck Expenses CT
Computers CM
Consultants CP
Wages WC
Depreciables DP
Dues & Publications DU
Employee Bennies EB
Employer Taxes ET
Equipment EQ
Freight & Shipping FS
Health Insurance HI
Insurance & Legal IS
Interest IN
Laundry & Cleaning LC
Legal Costs LG
Meals & Entertainment TM
Mortgage MT
Office Expense OF
Other Expenses XP
Pension & Profit Sharing PP
Postage & Shipping PS
Printing PR
Rent On Biz Property RN
Repairs RP
Supervision SUP
Supplies SP
Taxes TX
Travel Expenses TL
Trash Removal TR
Utilities UT
Wage Withholding WH
Wages WG

Comments

Some other Category Systems:

Construction Categories | CSI Categories

Entered 9/1/2006 by Casey. Updated 11/6/2010 by Dennis.