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Expenses correspond to amounts spent to attain the objectives of the folio. They can belong to any of the three standard Categories: OPEX, CAPEX or FINEX. Expenses can be single occurrence, or they can be recurrent. Recurrent expenses can also be amortized; in which case the amount associated with the payment will be evenly split on the payment period. Expenses should represent all money that you plan to be spent during the folio's time frame, such as rents, maintenance contracts, software license purchases, loan financing costs or mortgages.
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AddExpenseAddExpenseAdding an expenseTo add an expense, either click the Plan Expense button or hit the "a" (for add) shortcut key. This brings the expense edition dialog. Check the "Plan another" box at the bottom of the dialog in order to create many expenses in sequence.  Image Removed
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CopyExpenseToActual | CopyExpenseToActual | Copying an expense to actualSelect an existing expense to copy to actual by clicking on it and then either click on the drop-down menu on the top-right part of the expense details view (on righthand side of the screen) and select the Copy to actual option or hit the "t" (for to Actual) shortcut key. This will copy the selected expense to actual, including its attached files.
You can copy multiple expenses to actual at once by selecting them in the budget (by pressing and holding the Control key while clicking the expenses to copy). You can then copy the selected expenses the same way you copy a single expense. The confirmation message will inform you of how many expenses have been copied.Categories
FOLIO uses a classic categorization of expenses to better structure your budget. Every expense planned in a budget belongs to one of three main categories: Operational expenditures (OPEX), Capital expenditures (CAPEX) or Financial expenditures (FINEX). Each of these categories will be shown only if it holds at least one expense in it for a given budget. Once a category is displayed on screen, you can collapse it or expand it by clicking on the triangle icon (
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You should classify expenses in their appropriate category so that you can later get relevant information about the categories themselves, like the total planned cost for all capital expenses.
Operational expenditures (OPEX)Operational expenditures are all non-capital expenses incurred during normal operation. They are the day-to-day expenses required during the execution of a project, such as the salaries, rent, insurance, electricity, and computer maintenance contracts. They do not include physical assets or loan financing for example. All positions added to a budget are automatically added to the OPEX category.
Capital expenditures (CAPEX)Capital expenditures are used by an organization to acquire or upgrade physical assets with a useful life extending beyond the taxable year. Examples of capital expenses are purchase of a computer, photocopier or building.
Financial expenditures (FINEX)Financial expenditures are usually interest expenses, such as loan financing, credit card interest, etc.
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Expense detailsWhen selecting an expense on the budget page, more information on that expense is displayed in the details panel on the right.
Note that you can also select multiple expenses or even a mix of positions and expenses at once by selecting multiple lines in the budget (by pressing and holding the Control key while clicking the positions and expenses). This gives you an aggregated view showing the total costs of the selected expenditures. (Multiple Selections)
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Attaching files to an expense You can attach files to an expense in order to keep related documents handy (invoices, quotations, etc.). To attach files to an expense, select it and then click button Attach Files in expense details panel on the right. This will bring up a dialog where you can pick a file (or multiple files simultaneously, if your browser allows it) and enter an optional comment.