The average cost is a simple calculation of total cost divided by inventory quantity. When these goods are sold, the value of the oldest inventory will be used to debit the Cost of Goods sold account.
This method assumes the first inventory purchased will be the first sold. When these goods are sold, the value of the newest inventory will be used to debit the Cost of Goods sold account.įirst In, First Out. This method assumes the last inventory purchased will be the first sold. The specified Standard Cost of a part will be used to debit the Cost of Goods Sold account. The difference between standard costs and actual costs are recorded as variances and will be reflected in a Cost Variance account. Below is an explanation of the costing methods available in Fishbowl.Ĭosts are pre-determined for estimating the cost of an order or product. Individual part costs can be viewed on the Costing tab of the Inventory module. It may be possible to change the costing method of an existing database by contacting Fishbowl Support. The costing method is set when a new database is created. Although the costing method may be viewed, it may not be changed. The Costing tab displays the costing method being used in the current database. With this option checked, the UOM will be displayed in the item description of the accounting system if the UOM on the sales order is different than the product's default UOM. Append product UOM when different from the default.With this option checked, the Fishbowl product number is added to the beginning of the invoice item description in the accounting system. Please verify this option with your accountant and contact the Fishbowl Support team for additional information if needed. Warning: This will prohibit the export of any payments taken on sales orders until they are completely fulfilled and may result in a discrepancy between your financial institution records and your accounting system until orders are properly fulfilled. With this option selected, payments will only be exported after the sales order is fulfilled. With this option checked, drop ship items will be added to the oldest open invoice, instead of a creating a new invoice each time. Add the drop ship items to the oldest open invoice.With this option checked, a bill will be sent to the accounting system after an order is reconciled, even if the order has not yet been received. Create a bill in Accounting after reconciling a receipt.
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With this option checked, Fishbowl part tracking information, such as serial numbers, will be exported to the accounting system. If this option is checked, any notes on Fishbowl order items will be exported to the accounting system.
The Accounting integration must be completed prior to exporting data from Fishbowl to the accounting system. To disconnect from an accounting system, click the Disconnect button on the module toolbar.
For QuickBooks Online integration instructions, see QuickBooks Online integration.For QuickBooks integration instructions, see QuickBooks integration.Fishbowl integrates with QuickBooks, QuickBooks Online, and Xero.