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Ways to rectify incorrect COGS in QuickBooks Desktop

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James Ryter
Ways to rectify incorrect COGS in QuickBooks Desktop

Incorrect COGS error in QuickBooks is related to the Profit and Loss report and involves aberrations in the calculation of the costing of the goods sold. This article aims to rectify QuickBooks Incorrect COGS issue by addressing each and every cause instigating this accounting error. So make sure that you stick around till the end. The different aspects covered by this article encompass the various contributory causes behind Incorrect COGS, followed by relevant and effectual solutions to get rid of incorrect COGS in QuickBooks desktop.


The COGS-related aberrations are typically associated with an incorrect balance caused due to the following reasons:

•          The user mistyped the value of the item received.

•          The item's cost was entered after it was sold.

•          Data in QuickBooks Desktop POS is being retrieved from the wrong COGS account.

•          The COGS account adjustments made aren't showing up in the Point Of Sale.

•          QuickBooks Desktop lost the POS-recorded transactions for some reason.


After going through the various contributory causes leading to incorrect COGS, it is now the right time to proceed ahead with the implementation of various steps for resolving this issue.


Solution: Check the Cost of Item Sold

•          Click Sales, then choose item summary, from the Reports tab.

•          Select Revert after selecting Modify.

•          Sort the items starting with the Item Name section.

•          Now look for any products in the Ext Cost column with a price of $0.0.

•          Make a note of the items that don't have any costs established.

•          Click Item List beneath the Inventory section.

•          To find out how many products have been sold for free, click Edit on each item and then look at its History.

•          Determine the full selling price of the products.

•          Create a new journal entry in the QuickBooks Desktop Journal Entry section that credits the sum to the COGS account and debits it from the Inventory Assets.

•          If no items were discovered with a value of $0.0, proceed to the following step and rectify the inaccurate COGS in QuickBooks.

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