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Billable Job Expenses

This FAQ will go over how to create billable job expenses in Paradigm ERP. This is used to pass job expenses back to the customer, such as subcontractor labor, equipment, or supplies.

Creating the Billable Expense

To add a billable expense, create a purchase order or purchase invoice and select the job on the line. Only non-WIP jobs can have billable expenses created for it.

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Or select the “Billable” check box on the line item options pop up after the job has been selected:

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Adding the Billable Expense To An Order Or Invoice

To add the billable expense to an order or invoice, select the job on the transaction and the “Billable Expenses” button will be shown in the header. From there the expenses can be added and a markup can be applied.

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If the sales product has a markup, it will be brought in by default. The sales price can also be manually entered to calculate the mark up percent.

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  • Set Sales Product – Sets a single sales product for the selected items.
  • Set Markup – Sets a markup on the selected items.
  • Combine matching non-stock items – Combines matching non-stock items onto the same line when adding them to the order or invoice.

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