Sell a Miscellaneous Item

Make a Sale | List Items on Documents: Overview

A miscellaneous item is used to temporarily sell an item not yet entered into your inventory. For example, an exciting new item has just arrived for the first time and you have not yet entered it in inventory. You tell a customer that happens to be in the store about it and he says "I'll take one"! To quickly make the sale without entering all the normal inventory information, you can sell it as a miscellaneous item, entering only the quantity and price. Later, you can enter the item in inventory and resume normal sales.

To sell a miscellaneous item:

1. Start a new sales receipt.

2. From the I Want To menu, select Sell Miscellaneous Items.

3. In the dialog displayed, enter the quantity and price and select OK.

Notes:

- The miscellaneous item is not saved in inventory.

- If you are configured to collect sales tax, it is assumed the miscellaneous item is taxable and your default tax location and tax code are applied. If necessary, you can change the tax code or tax location on the receipt.

- Items sold as miscellaneous items will be sent to QuickBooks financial software and be reflected in sales reports, but will not have an associated cost to post to your Cost of Goods Sold account.

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