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There may be times when costs are inadvertently charged to the wrong job and need to be charged to the correct job.

 

To move costs between jobs

1. Select Job Cost Main menu > Job Posting Entry.

2. In the Posting Type field, select Direct Cost. For more information, see Job Posting Entry - Fields.

3. In the Batch No. field, click the Next Number button for the next available batch number.

4. In the Credit Account field, enter a general ledger suspense account.

5. In the Job No field, enter the job number from which you are moving the charge.

6. Enter the appropriate data in the Cost Code, Cost Type, Reference, Posting Date, G/L Account, and Posting Comment fields.

7. In the Unit Cost, Units, or Extension fields, enter the amount(s) as a negative number for the job that was incorrectly charged.

8. Click OK. The first line entry for the correction appears.

9. In the Job No field, enter the job number to which you are moving the charge.

10. Enter the appropriate data in the Cost Code, Cost Type, Reference, Posting Date, G/L Account, and Posting Comment fields.

11. In the Unit Cost, Units, or Extension fields, enter the amount(s) of the job.

12. Click Accept.

13. Print and update the Job Posting Register and Daily Transaction Register.

The costs are moved from one job to the other.