About Billing Rate or Percentage on Earning/Deduction Codes

If you use Sage 300 Project and Job Costing, you can enter billing information that is used in payroll when you want to allocate payroll costs to jobs.

On Earning/Deduction Codes, you can specify default billing information for expense reimbursements, accruals, and earnings. The calculation method you choose in the earning/deduction dictates how the billing rates can be applied.

Flat, Fixed, Hourly rate, Amount per Hour

For an expense reimbursement, accrual, or earning with an employee calculation method of flat, fixed, hourly rate, amount per hour:

  1. On the Employee tab, click the arrow next to the Billing Rates field to open the Billing Rates window.
    • You can enter billing rates in different currencies.
  2. Select the currency, enter the billing rate, and click Close.
  3. The program automatically selects the Billing Rate option on the Employee tab (or leaves the check box empty if you have not defined any billing rates). Note that billing occurs only when the accrual is paid out, not at the time it is accrued.

Percentage of Base

For an earning with an employee calculation method of Percentage of Base, enter the Billing Percentage field on the Employee tab.

Sales Commission Table

For an earning with an employee calculation method of Sales Commission Table, enter the range of billing percentages on the Sales tab.

Piece Rate Table

For an earning with an employee calculation method of Piece Rate Table:  

  1. On the Piece Rate tab, click the arrow next to the Billing Rates field to open the Billing Rates window.
    • You can enter billing rates in different currencies.
  2. Select the currency, enter the billing rate for each piece rate range (scrolling to the right if necessary), and click Close.
  3. The program automatically selects the Billing Rate option on the Piece Rate tab (or leaves the check box empty if you have not defined any billing rates).