Different programs are used to calculate the service
charge:
All calculations are based on the assignment of a
service charge code at the company level. In the maintenance program of
company, there is the Service charge calc.
window, where the different calculation methods according to the different
countries are available for selection. The options listed are:
Note that the above rule applies only to those
departments and items which are defined accordingly (see the description
below).
With the program VAT the tax records are created.
Service charges are considered as a type of special tax in the system and have
also to be defined using this program. They also get a code with all the
relating percentage values.
The service charge records defined in the VAT program
will be accessed by the Operator program. In the Service charge input field, a service charge code is defined
for the operator. The percentage rate of this code will be used for calculation
for this operator. In the Operator
program, there is also the Item service
charge button. If this button is activated, the normal percentage is
not used for calculating the service charge, but the one defined in the
Department program.
In the Department program is the Service charge button. This button has to
be activated if the Item service charge button
in the Operator program is to be activated and valid. There is also the Service charge input field. The code
number, which you can enter here, originates from the VAT program (see above). That means: If the
Item service charge button in the Operator program and the Service charge button in the Department program are activated, the
normal percentage assigned to the operator will not be used for calculating the
service charge, but the one assigned for the department ("special"
has priority over "general").
The same applies in the case of items. If a service
charge code is defined to an item in the Item maintenance program, the percentage
rate of this code has priority over the one assigned for the department.
Compare the overview graphics Calculating the Item Service Charge.
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