Adjust Quantity by
In the Inventory Adjustments window, enter the amount to adjust the quantity by. If you're subtracting from the current inventory, enter a minus sign before the number.
There are two types of inventory adjustments, increases in quantity and decreases in quantity.
- For an adjustment up, you will enter a positive quantity and can also enter a unit cost. This will increase your quantity on hand and total inventory value much as a purchase would. You could use an adjustment up if you previously miscounted your inventory and now have more units on hand than you thought you had.
- For an adjustment down, you will enter a negative quantity, but you can't enter a unit cost. Sage 50 will figure out the cost value that these units are being removed at, much like a sale. An inventory adjustment down will decrease the quantity on hand as well as the total value. You could use an adjustment down if something was stolen or broken, if inventory was previously miscounted, or if you used the item for a job. When you make an adjustment, the Cost of Goods Sold, Inventory Total Value, and Inventory G/L accounts are all updated.