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Applying Labor Burden in 6-8-1 Cost to Complete

Labor burden refers to job-related payroll overhead costs. These employer-incurred costs are in addition to the direct wages and include taxes, insurance, and benefits. The additional costs for labor burden can account for up to 35% of the total wages.

To apply the labor burden in Cost to Complete:

1 Open 6-8-1 Cost to Complete, and open a job.
2 In the Labor Burden box, type the percentage that you want to have applied.
3 From the Options menu, select one of the calculation methods, then save the record.
4 From the Options menu, select Update.
5 To the message, click Yes.

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About applying the Labor Burden when calculating Payroll

Entering the costs to complete jobs

Entering the percentage of work completed on jobs

Updating Cost to Complete reports

Deleting Cost to Complete reports