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title: Actual project costs
description: Actual project costs come after you create expense lines for cost plans or after human resources use time cards to create expense lines.
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# Actual project costs

Actual project costs come after you create expense lines for cost plans or after human resources use time cards to create expense lines.

**Parent Topic:**[Basics of Project Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectTasks.md)

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