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Define
Credits
Cost allocation is part of the process of
determining
overhead rates . If this leads to an object being debited with
actual costs, another object in Cost Accounting must be credited at the same
time. This can be either a center,
order or a process. This type of posting is recorded under a
secondary cost element of cost element category 41 (overhead rates) in the SAP
System.
When you define credits, you also specify which
credit object is to be credited under which cost element when overhead is to
be applied to an object in the actual.
You can also define what percentage of the
overhead is to be allocated as fixed costs.
Activities
To define a credit, proceed as
follows:
1. Choose
New entries to create a new credit.
2. Enter a
three-character key and a name for the new credit.
3. Select the
row and choose "Detail".
You have the option
of entering credit definitions that contain the following:
The overhead cost
element must have cost element category 41.
You must specify an
origin group if you want to see both the overhead cost element and the origin
of the overhead in cost accounting
- The percentage of the overhead to be allocated
as fixed costs.
"*": The fixed
portion of the costs is determined in the same way as the portion of fixed
costs for the debit object.
You can enter
either a cost center or an order,
or a business process as a credit object, but not more than one at
the same time.
4. Save your
entries.
NOTE
If you want to maintain credits for all
business areas, proceed as follows:
1. Choose
Maintain accrual calculation.
2. Select the
overhead structure
3. Choose
Structure
4. Select a row
in which a credit is displayed
5. Choose
Goto -> Credit.
6. Enter the
required controlling area.