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title: "Edit Cost to Complete"
slug: "edit-cost-to-complete"
updated: 2026-03-27T18:26:18Z
published: 2026-03-27T18:26:18Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.servicetitan.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit Cost to Complete

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## Overview

*Cost to Complete* is a field in the *Project Summary* section of the project page that calculates the default cost to complete a project by deducting actual expenses from budgeted expenses. You can also update the value manually if you have additional costs that are not budgeted.

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#### Who uses this feature

- Administrators, office employees, managers, accountants, and bookkeepers
- Applies to all business types
- Applies to all trades

#### Feature configuration

- Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact [Technical Support](http://go.servicetitan.com/ask) for details.

## Things to know

- *Cost to Complete* is included in the revenue recognition calculation in the [Work in Progress (WIP) report](/v1/docs/work-in-progress-wip-report) to calculate the percentage of completion.
- If you anticipate unaccounted budget overruns, update the *Cost to Complete* manually to have an accurate percentage of completion calculation in the WIP report. This can also be applicable for cases when you anticipate the remaining cost to complete the project will be less than what you had originally budgeted for.

## Manually update the cost to complete

To update value manually to complete the project:

1. [Search for the project](/v1/docs/use-search-in-servicetitan#search-for-records) you want to edit the cost for and click it to open it.
2. In the side menu, click **Financials**.
3. In the *Project Summary* section, in the *Percent Complete* column of the *Cost to Complete* row, click **Edit**. ![Project financial summary showing expenses, costs, and completion percentages with editable fields.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/edit-cost-to-complete-image-60k6i2pg.png)
4. In the *Edit Cost to Complete*screen that opens, select **Custom Value**.
5. Enter the cost you want to use. ![Editing the cost to complete with a custom value of $500.00 in the interface.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/edit-cost-to-complete-image-z839kx5i.png)
6. When you’re done, click **Save**.

After updating the cost, in the *Cost to Complete* field you can see both the updated and default values.

![Project summary showing cost to complete and other financial details for review.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/edit-cost-to-complete-image-jjwg6tsx.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** You can go back and change the cost value back to the default anytime.

## Want to learn more?

- See [Set up revenue recognition for projects](/v1/docs/set-up-revenue-recognition-for-projects)
- See [Work in Progress report](/v1/docs/work-in-progress-wip-report)