I have a manufacturer credit to put in QB, but the date is before our "Inventory Start Date" for the product. How do I get around this?

Hi there userpat,

Making sure that your books reflect the correct information is important. QuickBooks Online is a great tool to help you keep track of the inventory you have on hand for sales. I can provide some insight into this. 

Transactions affecting an Inventory item must be made after the Inventory start date. One way to get around this would be to adjust the Inventory start date to make sure that the date of this Supplier credit. Another way to go around this would be to utilize a Non-Inventory product for the credit as it won't be affected by the Inventory start date.

I would recommend contacting your accountant for advice on which road would be best in order to make sure your books remain accurate.  Their accounting knowledge will be able to give you the effect each solution will have on your inventory and books in order to guide you to the right option. If you want to invite your accountant to your QuickBooks account in order for them to see your books, you can do so by navigating to the My accountant tab and enter their contact info. You can also click on the Find a pro to help button in order to find an accounting professional with QuickBooks experience near you.

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