Learn how to track your stock in QuickBooks Online Plus.
QuickBooks Online has everything you need to manage your stock. Track what's on hand, get alerts when it’s time to restock, and see insights on what you buy and sell. You can also enter non-stock products and services so you can quickly add them to your sales forms.
We’ll help you set it all up and get going.
Stock features are available for QuickBooks Online Plus. If you don’t have Plus, upgrade your QuickBooks plan to start tracking your stock.
Step 1: Turn on stock tracking
If you haven’t yet, turn on these settings so you can add your stock.
- Go to Settings ⚙ and select Account and settings.
- Select Sales.
- Select Edit ✎ in the Products and services section.
- Turn on Show Product/Service column on sales forms.
- Turn on both Track quantity and price/rate and Track stock quantity on hand.
- Select Save and then Done.
Step 2: Add your stock products
Now you can add your stock items as well as other products and services you sell into QuickBooks. This lets you quickly add them as line items to your sales forms. The steps to add stock, non-stock, and service items are slightly different:
Add products you want to track as part of your stock
Follow the steps to add stock items. These are products you sell that let you set and track product quantities.
Add products and services you buy or sell, but don’t track as part of your stock
QuickBooks won't track quantities for these items.
Step 3: Keep track of what sells
Once you set up all your stock products, you track them when they sell. There are two ways to track what you sell:
- Create an invoice if you’ll get paid later.
- Add a sales receipt if your customer paid on the spot.
QuickBooks then decreases what’s on hand by the amount on the invoice or sales receipt.
Check what’s on hand and what’s on order as you work
Check what’s on hand and what’s still on order as you work on an invoice, sales receipt, or another type of transaction. Just hover your pointer over the quantity you entered for an item to see more info.
If you set reorder points, QuickBooks will also let you know when something's running low. If you set a low stock alert, QuickBooks will also let you know when something's running low.
Step 4: Restock your stock
QuickBooks tells you when it’s time to restock. You can order stock right in QuickBooks. Then, track what you receive from suppliers and what’s still on order. When you do, the quantity on hand automatically increases by the number of items you receive.
Learn how to reorder anything that’s running low or out of stock.
Step 5: Use reports to check the status of your stock
Access reports to instantly see your best sellers, what’s on hand, cost of goods, and more.
Learn how to use reports to see stock status and performance.