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Costing Defaults

Landed costs, cost basis, and allocation methods for inventory and purchasing.

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Overview

Costing defaults control how purchase costs flow into inventory valuation when the inventory module is enabled.

Where in the app: Business Settings → Default Values → Costing
Open: Costing

Uses a separate Save button on this subtab.


Settings

SettingPurpose
Enable Landed CostsTrack shipping, duties, and fees on purchase orders
Default Cost BasisRaw Vendor Cost or Landed Cost (when landed costs enabled)
Default Allocation MethodSplit landed costs by line value, by quantity, or equal split

Landed cost settings affect how received inventory updates component costs in the catalog.