# Cost Center Report

<p class="doc-lead">Total expense allocated to each cost center in a period.</p>

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<a href="#/accounts/reports/cost-center-report?id=overview">Overview</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/cost-center-report?id=filters">Filters</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/cost-center-report?id=columns">Columns</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/cost-center-report?id=drill-down">Drill-down</a>
<a href="#/accounts/reports/cost-center-report?id=actions">Actions</a>
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>

Go to <b>Accounts → Reports → Cost Center Report</b>.

Report title in ERP: <b>Cost Center Wise Expense Report</b>

<p><b>What it shows.</b> One row per cost center with the total expense amount. Combines direct cost center tagging, multi-center allocations, and an Others bucket for unallocated expense.</p>

<p><b>When to use it.</b> Use to compare departmental or project spending without opening individual bills. Click a cost center name or total to open the bills behind that row.</p>

<p><b>How amounts are calculated.</b> Amounts include expenses tagged on the bill, amounts split through cost center allocation, and unallocated balances rolled into Others. Default branch (when the user setting has data filter on) restricts the report to that branch.</p>

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<h2 id="filters">Filters</h2>

Date range

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<h2 id="columns">Output Columns</h2>

ID, Cost Center, Total

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<h2 id="drill-down">Drill-down</h2>

Click the cost center name or total on any row, including <b>Others</b>. A <a href="#/accounts/reports/bill-wise-expense">Bill Wise Expense</a> modal opens for that cost center and date range.

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<li>A named cost center lists allocation amounts for that center plus expenses tagged to it with no allocation rows.</li>
<li><b>Others</b> lists expenses with no cost center and leftover unallocated balances.</li>
<li>The modal Amount total matches the cell. The footer Total on this report is not clickable.</li>
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<h2 id="actions">Actions</h2>

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<li><b>Generate</b> — run the report for the selected filters</li>
<li><b>Export</b> — export to Excel</li>
<li><b>Print</b> — print the report</li>
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<h2 id="faq">FAQ</h2>
<p><b>Allocation source?</b><br>Expenses with cost center lines on <a href="#/accounts/expense-entry">Expense Entry</a>.</p>
<p><b>Over-allocation error?</b><br>Approve fails if allocation sum exceeds expense amount.</p>
<p><b>Branch dimension?</b><br>May combine with branch filter on report.</p>
<p><b>Budget compare?</b><br>Export for budget vs actual in Excel.</p>
<p><b>Payroll expenses?</b><br>Only if posted through expense with cost center.</p>
<p><b>Can I see the bills behind a total?</b><br>Yes. Click the cost center name or amount to open Bill Wise Expense in a modal.</p>
<p><b>Why does Expense Report show a different total for the same cost center?</b><br>Both reports now use the same sources (allocations plus tagged expenses with no allocation rows) and the same default-branch filter. Generate both for the same dates after this release.</p>
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<h2 id="related">Related</h2>

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<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/">Accounts Reports</a></li>
<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/bill-wise-expense">Bill Wise Expense</a></li>
<li><a href="#/accounts/reports/expense-report">Expense Report</a></li>
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