This article assumes you’ve already linked vintrace and Xero, and that you understand the basics of accounting integration.

Cost items help you accurately track and capitalize specific costs against your individual bulk wines and inventory. Refer to our Direct vs. Indirect Costing on an Account article to learn more about direct vs. indirect costs.

Setting Up Cost Items

Our Setting Up a Cost Item article details how to create a cost item and link it to the correct account in your accounting package.

For example, you could set up a Bottling Setup Fee cost item that’s done by a third party. That cost item’s Account is set to the Bottling Expenses account.

The Bottling account’s Account Code is set to the appropriate account in the accounting package.