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If the Enable Payroll Deductions option is selected on the Administration > Settings > HR and Payroll form, this tab can be used to list distribute the listed expenses to be deducted for deduction from the salaries (earnings)  of of specific employees.

Note. The item list on this tab cannot include both Payroll Deductions and Deferred Expenses. 

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To allocate the expenses (incurred on purchasing the goods) to costs of the items listed on the Inventory tab, select the Include Expenses in Cost Price check box. This makes available the Distribute Expenses button on the toolbar of this the Inventory tab available.

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Note. Deferred expenses cannot be included in the cost of items.

To add an expense or service item, click the Add or Pick button (refer to Working with the pick operation). To open the list of services, click Add, then the Show All hyperlink. To create a new service, click Create; for more details, refer to the Items topic. You  You can download import a list of expense or service items with prices and other details from an Excel document (an .xlsx file). For this, click the  button on the table toolbar and follow the step-by-step instructions in the appeared window. The list can be edited in the Administration module.
You can use the Up and Down ( Image Removed ) arrows to rearrange the items in the list.The Image Removed icon in the first column indicates that for this item payroll deductions were defined.  For information on setting up payroll deductions, see the The Payroll Deductions dialog box section below in this topic.

In the Quantity column, the quantity of the service is specified. The UOM column is automatically populated with the default unit of measurement of the selected service item.

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The Business Activity column is available if the Include Expenses in Cost Price check box is cleared. Select the business activity which is associated with this expense.

If you need to create a deferral for any expense in the list, select the expense and click Create / Cancel Deferral on the toolbar to invoke the Deferred Expenses dialog box. The icon in the first column indicates that for this item a deferral was already created. To cancel the deferral, click Create / Cancel Deferral on the toolbar and then Cancel Deferral in the dialog box.

The tab toolbar buttons

You can use the Up and Down ( Image Added ) arrows to rearrange the items in the list.

Click Create / Cancel Deferral on the toolbar if you need to create a deferral for any selected expense in the list -- –  this invokes the Deferred Expenses dialog box (for more information, refer to the section below). The  icon  Image Added icon in the first column of the list indicates that for this item a deferral was already created. To cancel the deferral, click Create / Cancel Deferral on the toolbar and then Cancel Deferral in the dialog box.

Click the The Payroll Deductions button is available if the Enable Payroll Deductions option is selected on the toolbar the Administration > Settings > HR and Payroll form. Click the Payroll Deductions button if you need to deduct the expense amount amounts from the earnings of specific employees --–  this invokes the corresponding dialog box (for more information, refer to the section below). The Image Added icon in the first column indicates that for this item payroll deductions were defined.  For information on specifying payroll deductions, see the The Payroll Deductions dialog box section below in this topic.

For descriptions of other buttons, refer to Document toolbar.

The Deferred Expenses dialog box

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