Charge profit on some labor but not others

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We use Sage 100 Contractor and bill Cost plus (T&M).  We have always charged a "profit" percentage on Cost Type 2 - Labor, which is easily done in 3-10-1. 

But now, we want to remove the "profit" percentage on some of our labor, but not all, based on cost code. I can do this by changing the cost type from 2 to any other cost type and making that cost type's profit 0.  

But, as soon as I change the Cost type from labor to any other cost type, it no longer recognizes it as labor, therefore it doesn't show the labor detail on any of the reports/invoices (employee name, hours, rate).

Can anyone think of a way I can keep the cost type as 2 (labor) - but not recognize a pofit on certain labor cost codes? 

(I hope I made this clear.  It seems like everyone uses Sage so differently I feel like we're all talking different languages.)  

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    You will need to use the manual override billing amount field for the labor you don't want profit on.

  • +1 in reply to Char DeLange
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    Sorry I should have also included where you do that. 

    On the job cost records, T&M tab.  So basically you compute the T&M, preview it, drill into the labor you don't want marked up, use the override option, save the change.  When you have updated them all, recompute.

  • 0 in reply to Char DeLange

    Well, I'm not talking about the Billing amount. The billing amount is fine.  I'm talking about the markup/profit calculated on that billing amount - what we call the "Builders fee."  This is set up in 3-10-1 - which calculates a builders fee based on Cost Type.  It's possible to calculate (or not calculate) a builders fee on ALL labor for that job - but I want to charge a builders fee on SOME of the labor costs, but not others. 

    I don't know if this is true for everyone, but our cost type 2 is for labor.  What I need to do is be able to assign a DIFFERENT cost type to particular labor costs - which you can do for vendors, but SAGE doesn't allow you to do for labor.  If you go to the job cost input screen from entering payable invoices at 4-2, you can assign different cost types.  But if you go into the job cost input screen from entering payroll, Sage doesn't give you the option of changing the cost type. **   You CAN change it in the actual job cost record at 6-3, but this doesn't help, because then it no longer recognizes it as labor and it won't calculate the billing amount based on hours.  Nor will those labor job costs show up on labor reports.   **It's funny that if you go into a job cost record from the journal transaction payroll makes (1-3), you can see the cost-type column, but you cannot change it.  

    Basically, Sage needs to allow more than one cost type to labor.  I need a 2nd cost type for labor so that I can assign a different 'markup/profit/builders fee' value to them.   

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  • 0 in reply to Char DeLange

    Well, I'm not talking about the Billing amount. The billing amount is fine.  I'm talking about the markup/profit calculated on that billing amount - what we call the "Builders fee."  This is set up in 3-10-1 - which calculates a builders fee based on Cost Type.  It's possible to calculate (or not calculate) a builders fee on ALL labor for that job - but I want to charge a builders fee on SOME of the labor costs, but not others. 

    I don't know if this is true for everyone, but our cost type 2 is for labor.  What I need to do is be able to assign a DIFFERENT cost type to particular labor costs - which you can do for vendors, but SAGE doesn't allow you to do for labor.  If you go to the job cost input screen from entering payable invoices at 4-2, you can assign different cost types.  But if you go into the job cost input screen from entering payroll, Sage doesn't give you the option of changing the cost type. **   You CAN change it in the actual job cost record at 6-3, but this doesn't help, because then it no longer recognizes it as labor and it won't calculate the billing amount based on hours.  Nor will those labor job costs show up on labor reports.   **It's funny that if you go into a job cost record from the journal transaction payroll makes (1-3), you can see the cost-type column, but you cannot change it.  

    Basically, Sage needs to allow more than one cost type to labor.  I need a 2nd cost type for labor so that I can assign a different 'markup/profit/builders fee' value to them.   

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