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title: "Map non-item costs on bills to general ledger accounts"
slug: "map-non-item-costs-on-bills-to-general-ledger-accounts"
updated: 2026-04-03T18:53:48Z
published: 2026-04-03T18:53:48Z
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# Map non-item costs on bills to general ledger accounts

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## Overview

If you use *Payables* to track spending in your business, you can map non-item costs on bills, such as discounts and charges, to general ledger (GL) accounts to ensure your bills are entered into the correct GL account and exported to QuickBooks Desktop without any errors.

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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.
- The *Purchasing Module* is required to use this feature.
- Permission is required to use this feature. Please contact the account administrator on your team.

## Things to know

- If you haven’t already enabled *Payables*, see [Set up Accounts Payable](/v1/docs/set-up-accounts-payable).
- To map sales tax and shipping on bills to GL accounts and to manage inventory settings, see [Set up inventory configurations](/v1/docs/set-up-inventory-configurations).
- If you use the *Purchasing Module*, *Purchasing* appears in the main navigation bar and in the side panel.
- If you use the *Inventory Module*, *Inventory* appears in the main navigation bar and in the side panel.

## Map non-item costs on bills to GL accounts

1. Go to the navigation bar and click **Settings ![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png)**.
2. In the side panel, click **Purchasing** or **Inventory**, then click **Payables**.
3. Click **Set up GL Account Mapping**. ![General Ledger Account Mapping section with a button to setup account mapping.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/map-non-item-costs-on-bills-to-general-ledger-accounts-image-pkkkecim.png)
4. On the Map General Ledger Accounts pop-up that opens, click the **General Ledger Account** dropdown for each *Bill Section* and select a GL account. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/map-non-item-costs-on-bills-to-general-ledger-accounts-image-6gklp0l3.png)
5. When you’re done, click **Save and Confirm**.

## Want to learn more?

- See [Set up Accounts Payable](/v1/docs/set-up-accounts-payable)