Available in Sage 50 Premium Accounting and higher.

Maintain Cost Codes

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This window is where you set up and maintain the cost codes that can be applied to jobs. A cost code identifies a specific cost (or category/task), such as materials, labor, or equipment, associated with a phase of a job and provides a greater level of detail for the job.

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ClosedWhat are cost codes and why should I use them?

Cost codes offer an extra level of detail to job costing. For information about what cost codes are and an example of their use, click the links below.

The advantages of using cost codes

A cost code example

ClosedSetting up cost codes

Cost codes let you identify and record each specific cost within a phase or job.

Set up job cost codes

ClosedHelp with specific fields or folders

If you need specific help with a field or a folder on the Maintain Cost Codes window, click on the area below. (Header fields are those fields above the folders on the window—ID, Description, and Inactive.)

Header Fields

General Tab (Cost Type)