Inventory disposition

Inventory disposition is a way to tell the application what you will do with the inventory. You can return inventory items to stock, scrap items, or perform no cost postings. If you return inventory to stock, then the stock-on-hand is increased. If you scrap items, then the stock-on-hand remains unchanged. If you choose no cost postings, then you do not return items to stock but still refund the customer. You must decide on an inventory disposition for each returned each item or an entire order before you can release the return.

This table shows which accounts are affected based on each inventory disposition option:

Inventory disposition Account Debit or Credit
Return to stock

Accounts Receivable

Sales

Cost of Goods Sold

Inventory

Credit

Debit

Credit

Debit

Scrap inventory

Accounts Receivable

Sales

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of Goods Sold Offset

Credit

Debit

Credit

Debit

No cost postings

Accounts Receivable

Sales

Credit

Debit