allocation of costs

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• allocation — The identification of costs or revenues with specific activities, assets, liabilities, or time periods. An example of the time allocation of costs is the recognition of *amortization expenses over an asset’s *useful life. An example of the… …   Auditor's dictionary

• Costs (English law) — Costs is a term of art in civil litigation in English law (the law of England and Wales), and in other Commonwealth jurisdictions. After judgment has been given, the judge has the power to order who will pay the lawyers fees and other… …   Wikipedia

• allocation — Often in open outcry markets the trader who has effected a bargain is not the owner of the trade, having initiated it on behalf of another firm. Allocation refers to the process of allocating, or giving up the trade within the Trade Registration… …   Financial and business terms

• Allocation questionnaire — An allocation questionnaire is a form used in English legal practice. After a claim is made, each party completes and returns an allocation questionnaire to the court within 14 days, so that the judge may properly allocate the claim to a track… …   Wikipedia

• Allocation Rate — The percentage of an investor s initial cash or capital outlay that actually goes toward the final investment. This amount is net of any fees that may be incurred upon initial investment and is effectively the amount that is exposed to the… …   Investment dictionary

• allocation base — In management accounting, the basis that is used to allocate costs to cost objects. In a traditional costing system there may be a single allocation base for each cost object, whereas in an activity based costing system there may be many such… …   Accounting dictionary

• allocation base — In management accounting, the basis that is used to allocate costs to cost objects In a traditional costing system there may be a single allocation base for each cost object, whereas in an activity based costing system there may be many such… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Cost allocation — is a process of attributing cost to particular cost centers. For example the wage of the driver of the purchasing department can be allocated to the purchasing department cost center. It is not necessary to share the wage cost over several… …   Wikipedia

• cost allocation — ➔ allocation * * * cost allocation UK US noun [U] (also cost apportionment) ► ACCOUNTING the process of calculating the various costs of making a product, providing a service, etc. and which department within a company or organization should pay… …   Financial and business terms

• cost allocation — The process of assigning costs to one or more cost objects when it is not possible to trace a cost directly. Indirect costs (overheads) always have to be assigned to cost objects using cost allocations. The basis on which costs are assigned to… …   Accounting dictionary

• cost allocation — The process of assigning costs to one or more cost objects when it is not possible to trace a cost directly. Indirect costs (overheads) always have to be assigned to cost objects using cost allocations. The basis on which costs are assigned to… …   Big dictionary of business and management