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How to Allocate Agency Costs?

Add agency costs: subcontractor invoices, expense reports, payroll, and overhead expenses.

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Team: Manage salaries, Manage contractors and Manage fixed costs

Project: Manage service providers

Reading time  5 min
Setup length  5 min
Steps  5

Summary

I/ Introduction

II/ Managing Contractors

III/ Expense Reports

IV/ Payroll

V/ Overhead Expenses

 


I/ Introduction

In OOTI, you have four major cost categories that will later enable you to analyze project profitability and the agency's overall margin.

For a comprehensive analysis, it's crucial to input all your expenditure items into OOTI.

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II/ Managing Contractors

Whether they are co-contractors, subcontractors, or occasional service providers, you can create their profiles and generate purchase invoices related or unrelated to projects in the External Companies section.

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You can also create estimates to assess and plan your costs.

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III/ Expense Reports

Expense reports also contribute to agency costs, though they might be smaller compared to other categories, they are still significant.

Your team members can add their expenses in the Expense Reports tab on OOTI and link them to projects or leave them unassociated.

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IV/ Payroll

In the Payroll tab, input all your employees' salaries: temporary, permanent, interns, freelancers, etc. Manage agency contracts, raises, bonuses, departures, and arrivals.

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V/ Overhead Expenses

Overhead expenses cover all costs not mentioned above. This is the largest expense category for the agency. In the Overhead Expenses tab, enter an annual budget, adjust monthly figures, and track cost developments every month.

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