Look at the Job window at menu 3-5.  There is a check box for identifying a job as WIP. Anytime expenses are coded to that job, it will remind you to select the WIP account if you accidentally select a Direct Expense GL acct.  This is ONLY used for owned projects.  Not jobs where you bill customers for the work.

You can also define each of the WIP accounts to be by job, using subaccounts by job #.  However, users need to pay close attention when using subaccounts, or they could code costs to a subaccount for one job, but end of job costing it to another (because it is a separate window). 

Then your WIP subaccounts and job costs could get out of balance.  Check with your CPA for further advice.

Thank you.  These are owned projects and I was aware of the WIP Box in 3-5.  My question related to getting Labor Costs to post to the WIP Asset Account since Payroll Calculations and Position Account Setup only allows Direct Expense Accounts.  

Thank you.  These are owned projects and I was aware of the WIP Box in 3-5.  My question related to getting Labor Costs to post to the WIP Asset Account since Payroll Calculations and Position Account Setup only allows Direct Expense Accounts.  

That comes from 1-8,WIP payroll account

Hi Ginny.  Selecting the WIP box at the Job screen also re-routes the payroll posting for that job to the WIP Payroll account designated at 1-8 General Ledger Setup/Posting Accounts.

Thank you  Char, Nadine and Kathy!  Those are exactly the pieces I was missing to  understanding this WIP process for Payroll costs.