# Cost center

> Internal accounting unit used to allocate expenses to a department, project, or activity.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/cost-center

**Summary:** Internal accounting unit used to allocate expenses to a department, project, or activity.

- A cost center is the accounting unit that receives an expense allocation.
- Tying each mileage receipt to a cost center lets the controller measure cost per area (sales, operations, marketing) or per project.
- In the exported CSV, each line already carries the cost center, simplifying internal reporting and cost-plus billing to clients.

A cost center is the accounting unit that receives an expense allocation. Tying each mileage receipt to a cost center lets the controller measure cost per area (sales, operations, marketing) or per project. In the exported CSV, each line already carries the cost center, simplifying internal reporting and cost-plus billing to clients.