# Task Costs (https://docs.carlio.app/docs/tasks/record-a-task-cost)

Record a payment against a task and read the payments of the task



A cost records money paid for a task, such as a transport bill or an inspection fee. The cost is an ordinary transaction that carries the task as a reference.

**Requirements:** permission to create transactions to record a cost, and permission to delete transactions to delete one. The staff role holds neither by default.

## Steps [#steps]

1. Open the task page.
2. Open the actions menu of the task, next to **Edit**, and select **Record Transaction**. On the **Payments** tab, **Record** opens the same dialog.
3. Check the **Direction**. The dialog starts with **Amount Out**.
4. Enter the **Amount** and choose the currency.
5. Check the **Category**. The dialog suggests a category from the task type.
6. Enter the **Date** and choose the **Method**.
7. Optional: enter a reference and a note.
8. Select **Record**.

The dialog states that the transaction is recorded against the car linked to the task. The cost then appears on the **Payments** tab.

## Suggested categories [#suggested-categories]

| Task type                                    | Suggested category       |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Car Inspection                               | **Auction Fee**          |
| Repair, Detailing                            | **Repair & Preparation** |
| Pickup, Delivery, Transport, Port Drop-off   | **Transport & Shipping** |
| Customs clearance                            | **Customs & Duties**     |
| Registration, Document Collection, Insurance | **Documentation**        |

Other task types suggest no category. The category can be changed.

## Read the payments [#read-the-payments]

The **Payments** tab lists the recorded transactions of the task with the date, the method and the reference. The footer shows the **Total**. The count on the tab states the number of recorded transactions, not their sum. An empty tab reads **Nothing recorded yet**.

## Delete a payment [#delete-a-payment]

Select the delete control of a transaction in the list. This requires permission to delete transactions.

## Notes [#notes]

The **Payments** tab is labeled **Costs** in its card title. The ledger pages of the dashboard list the same transactions. See the guides of the finance area.