Burden is another term for overhead allocation. Burdens go hand in hand with "Tasks". You can create tasks in projects for everything from materials to subcontractors to time allocations and each of those tasks can be assigned a different burden. The burden can be based on a fixed percentage or a variable rate depending on what is defined in the burdens setup screen. Unless you are currently tracking your projects in this manner we recommend that you create one burden filled in with zeros and one task "Equipment" to start with. You can evolve to a greater level of management after fully grasping the TRX project accounting module. If you are not planning on using this feature at least one burden must still be created and zero must be used for all amounts.
- Burden Type - This is the code used to represent the burden. Up to 10 characters can be entered.
- Fixed Rate Per Hour -This is the actual dollar amount of burden for each hour of labor worked.
- Fixed Burden % per Labor Dollar -This is the percentage of the labor cost to use as burden. The employees pay rate is multiplied by the hours worked and then by this percentage to compute the burden.
- Variable Hourly Rate -This is the actual dollar amount of burden for each hour of labor worked.
- Variable Burden % per Labor Dollar -This is the percentage of the labor cost to use as burden. The employees pay rate is multiplied by the hours worked and then by this percentage to compute the burden.
- Material Burden -This is a percentage of the material cost. This field is used to calculate burden when material is issued to a project.