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# Fringe and export

# Fringe and export

**Fringe** (e.g. payroll taxes, workers’ comp) can be defined as **fringe types** and assigned to budget lines. The budget supports **export** to CSV, PDF, Topsheet, and Fringe report so you can share or submit figures.

## Fringe types

In the budget sidebar (or **Fringe types** area), you can **create** fringe types (e.g. "Payroll tax", "Workers’ comp"). Each type has a name and a way to compute amount (e.g. percentage of labor or a fixed amount per line). **Assign** fringe types to line items so that fringe is calculated for those lines. Lines with fringe types show **effective fringe** (the sum of the amounts from each assigned type). Lines without assigned types can use a **manual fringe** amount if the budget supports it.

Labor + fringe for a line is used in **totals** and in the **Topsheet** so you can see total cost including fringe.

## Export options

Use **Export** (or the export dropdown) on the budget page to generate:

* **CSV:** Spreadsheet-friendly list of categories and line items (estimated, actual, paid, fringe, etc.). Useful for further analysis or import into other tools.
* **PDF:** Formatted budget report (layout depends on your project).
* **Topsheet:** Summary/topsheet view (totals by category or similar). Often used for high-level review or funding.
* **Fringe report:** Report focused on fringe amounts by type and by line, for payroll or accounting.

Choose the format you need; the app generates the file for download. Excluded categories or lines (see [Line items and board sync](/line-items-and-board-sync)) can be omitted from exports depending on the export option.

## After export

Export files reflect the current budget state: categories, line items, amounts, and fringe. Re-export after making changes to get updated files. For audit or versioning, keep copies outside the app if you need a snapshot for a specific date.

More: [Budget](/budget), [Line items and board sync](/line-items-and-board-sync), [Pull from breakdown and categories](/pull-from-breakdown-and-categories).