Tips and troubleshooting

Tips

✅ Do

• Divide and conquer – Assign specific shelves or product groups to each person.

• Mark as you go – Stick a POST-IT note on shelves or boxes when they're counted.

• Submit results as you go – Battery dies? No problem—your progress is saved.

• Run rolling stocktakes – Count sections throughout the year instead of one massive annual count.

• Export stock reports before and after – Gives you a clear before/after comparison for accounting.

❌ Don't do

• Don't count while the store is open – Sales during stocktake = discrepancies.

• Don't choose "All products" unless strictly necessary – It's harder to coordinate, and easier to lose track.

• Ensure you review all items – Items not counted will default to zero upon completion.

• Don't forget misplaced products – Customers move things around—check multiple locations.

• Don't rush to Complete – It's permanent. No undo.

Accounting

Stocktaking calculates the inventory value for annual accounts by summing up the cost prices of all products to provide a total inventory value.

After completing a stocktake, you'll have reports showing:

• Inventory value before the count

• Inventory value after the count

• The difference (shrinkage/adjustment)

Relevant Norwegian accounting codes

Code	Type	Description
1460	Debit	Inventory (asset)
4090	Credit	Inventory change
7800	Debit	Inventory discrepancy/shrinkage
7805	Debit	Inventory write-down

Questions?

Stocktaking once a year? It's easy to forget the details.

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