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# 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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