# Setting Departments, Cost Centres and Tax in Plus2

HTML version: [Setting Departments, Cost Centres and Tax in Plus2](https://support.gladstonesoftware.cloud/plus2/setting-departments-cost-centres-and-tax-in-plus2)

## Problem
Finance and administrators need every product mapped to the right department, cost centre and tax code, so the finance extract, Gladstone Reporting, till readings and invoices are accurate.

## Resolution

1. **Get the departments and cost centres from finance**
   - Finance supplies the departments and cost centres. Every product maps to a department, which maps to a cost centre.

2. **Set the department on every product**
   - Set the **Department / cost centre** on every product, including ones you no longer sell.
   - Give reporting-only products (e.g. access products) their own department so they don't distort income reports.

3. **Find and fix products on catch-all departments**
   - Products on a catch-all department (e.g. "Miscellaneous") distort the finance extract.
   - Use a Gladstone Reporting sales-by-department report to find them, then fix them in Plus2.

4. **Set the tax code on each price row**
   - Set the **tax code** on each price row. Use **Global price / tax change** for bulk changes.

## Notes

- Financial extracts are built per customer and reflect **Plus2** data. If you need a field that isn't in your extract (e.g. VAT), contact Gladstone Support.
- **Impact on 360:** X/Z readings show department, cost-centre and tax analysis from these settings.
- **Impact on the Invoicing Module and block bookings:** invoice lines use the product's department and tax. Don't assume an account is tax-exempt; only override tax where an approved exemption applies.
- Related: [Setting Up Price Products in Plus2](setting-up-price-products-in-plus2.md); [Setting Up Payment Methods in Plus2](setting-up-payment-methods-in-plus2.md).