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Navid1
Level 2

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

I noticed that some the COGS in quick report some transactions has no amount and some has. This is on BILL transaction. Are these going to give me inaccurate report? I need help on better understanding regarding inventory assets and COGS when doing Purchase order, bill and paying bills. 

 

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Best answer May 27, 2022

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BigRedConsulting
Community Champion

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Purchase transactions (Bills, Checks, CC Charges) usually don't include COGS when purchasing inventory items, but they will in one case that I know of:

 

If you sell inventory you don't have so the QOH for the item goes negative and then later you purchase that inventory item and the cost is different than the previously-known cost, which was used as the COGS amount on your sale, then QB will include COGS on the Bill in order to 'catch up' and correctly reflect the true COGS for the items you pre-sold.

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BigRedConsulting
Community Champion

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Purchase transactions (Bills, Checks, CC Charges) usually don't include COGS when purchasing inventory items, but they will in one case that I know of:

 

If you sell inventory you don't have so the QOH for the item goes negative and then later you purchase that inventory item and the cost is different than the previously-known cost, which was used as the COGS amount on your sale, then QB will include COGS on the Bill in order to 'catch up' and correctly reflect the true COGS for the items you pre-sold.

Navid1
Level 2

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Thank you for your input. But you mean, is it normal to have in the report for COGS that some of the bill transactions have amount $$ and some does not have? Since you mentioned that PO transactions usually don't include COGS does it means that it was from Invoices we sell and the report from my P&L still accurate giving the situation I mentioned earlier? Do you have any suggestion if I need to correct this issue?

BigRedConsulting
Community Champion

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

RE: But you mean, is it normal to have in the report for COGS that some of the bill transactions have amount $$ and some does not have?

 

Yes, as described in my previous post.

 

RE: Since you mentioned that PO transactions usually don't include COGS

 

Not sure what you mean. PO's, Purchase Orders, never include COGS. They aren't posting transactions.

 

RE: Do you have any suggestion if I need to correct this issue?

 

There isn't an issue, as far as I can tell. There's nothing to fix.

Navid1
Level 2

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Thank you again for the clarification. But I have another question in regards to credit memo for Purchase orders. When our vendors gave us credit memo but it is not the whole amount of the PO's we ordered. How do we mark the credit memo for PO's? How about the difference on the amount should we record that too? 

Navid1
Level 2

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Hi,

Thank you again for your clarification. But I have another questions regarding credit memo on Purchase orders.

Everyday we received a credit memo for PO's from our vendors. But the credit memo amount they issued is not the whole amount it's always less from the original cost of the item. How do we mark this on QB in proper way and how about the difference in the amount should we also be recording that too?

LieraMarie_A
QuickBooks Team

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Hi there, @Navid1.

 

Can you clarify what these credit memo are for? Are you trying to record returns to vendors or refunds from them? 

 

I'd appreciate it if you could provide additional info. Looking forward to your response.

Navid1
Level 2

cost of goods sold issues with the amount

Hi LieraMarie_A,

 

This is a refund from vendors. Our vendors issued a credit memo on PO's ordered returns. But they refunded us less the total amount of the purchase order bill. What I did when we received credit memo from our vendor we go to Bill and select the credit and put the item, description and the quantity only (to put the item back to inventory) but I am not putting the amount. I am not sure how to mark/or record the amount which this is not going to balance. I know that COGS is nothing to do with this but if I put the amount what account is this going to? Inventory Assets? Accounts Payable? If you can help me on this. Thank you. 

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