Postings for Receiving

Article • 4/27/2026 • 1 min read

When you record the receipt of an item, that transaction posts to a different account depending on the type of item. This sample ledger shows how receiving transactions post when you use standard costing:

DateTransaction/AccountsDebitCredit
June 1Stock item received
Product class inventory account80
Received goods account80
June 2Buy to sales order item received
Buy/resell account100
Received goods account100
June 3Buy to job order item received
Product class WIP account75
Received goods account75

This sample ledger shows how receiving transactions post when you use weighted average costing:

DateTransaction/AccountsDebitCredit
June 1Item received to inventory
Product class inventory account67
Received goods account67