# Cost of sales

**URL:** <https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 26, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636 "2023-06-26T01:38:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![gananath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gananath](https://forum.manager.io/u/gananath)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636/1 "2023-06-26T01:38:02Z")

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i have created cost of sales account new group, however i want to show cost of sales as follows  
opening stock+purchases+carraige inward-closing stock= cost of sales

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**Author:** ![lubos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/lubos/32/62798_2.png) [@lubos](https://forum.manager.io/u/lubos)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636/2 "2023-06-26T01:49:11Z")

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This is only possible if you do not use inventory in Manager and simply calculate cost of goods sold yourself and make manual journal entries.

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**Author:** ![gananath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gananath](https://forum.manager.io/u/gananath)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636/3 "2023-06-26T02:21:58Z")

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what do you mean by "do not use inventory in Manager’’

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**Author:** ![Shan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Shan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Shan)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636/4 "2023-06-26T04:39:54Z")

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Please read this, You may get some idea:

> [@Inventory accounting using Opening Stock + Purchases - Closing Stock](https://forum.manager.io/t/inventory-accounting-using-opening-stock-purchases-closing-stock/5252/11):
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> Sales invoice - you select inventory-sales and then in the next column you select the inventory item that you want to sell to the client Purchase invoice - you select inventory on hand (under assets), then you select inventory item from the drop down in the next column. You should not be using stocks as the second column. That is what inventory-sales and inventory on hand is - stocks. What you should be using for the second column is you should be creating different inventory items like appl…

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**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/cost-of-sales/47636/5 "2026-07-05T20:04:23Z")

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Closed on July 5, 2026, 8:04pm UTC

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