Postings for Shipping

Article • 4/27/2026 • 1 min read

When you record the shipment of an item, that transaction posts to a different account depending on the type of item. This sample ledger shows how shipping posts for standard or weighted average costing methods:

DateTransaction/AccountsDebitCredit
Jan. 3Make to order
Product class COGS76
Product class WIP Matl/Lbr/Ovhd76
Jan. 4Make to stock
Product class COGS material34
Product class inventory34
Jan. 5Buy to order
Product class COGS material56
Buy/resell account56