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Introduction
Installation
Interface Overview
Lists
Companies List
Chart of Accounts
Master Transaction Ledger
Items List
Inventory Control Journal
Sales Tax Code List
Units of Measure List
Customer Classes List
Terms List
Tax Jurisdictions List
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Countries List
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Customers List
Vendors List
Payees List
Employees List
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Company
Companies List
Chart of Accounts
Master Transaction Ledger
Journal Entries List
Contacts List
Customers List
Vendors List
Payees List
Employees List
Items List
Inventory Control Journal
Purchase Order List
PO Receipt List
Return PO List
Return PO Receipt List
Sales Orders List
Invoice List
Return SO List
Credit Memo List
Post Entries
Record Opening Balance
Bank and Checks
Check Register
Bank Reconciliation
Deposit Funds
Print Checks
Receive Payments
Write Check
Vendors
Vendors List
Purchase Order List
PO Receipt List
Payments and Charges History
A/P Aging Summary
Pay Bills (All-in-One, Wizard)
Physical Adjustment
Create Purchase Order
Create PO Receipt
Create Return PO
Create Return PO Receipt
Create Bill
Customers
Customers List
Sales Orders List
Invoice List
Receive Payments
Payments and Charges History
A/R Aging Summary
Payments and Charges Reconciliation
Create Sales Order
Create Invoice
Create Return SO
Create Credit Memo
Reports
Vendors and Payables
Customers and Receivables
Sales
Banking
Payees
Company and Financial
Lists
Accountant and Taxes
Documents
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Free Accounting Tutorial
Introduction
Conception
Get Started
Lesson 1. Company Information
Lesson 2. Create a Vendor
Lesson 3. Create an Item
Lesson 4. Purchase an Item
Lesson 5. Create Purchase Order Receipt
Lesson 6. Make Payment to the Vendor
Lesson 7. Vendor Pay Bills
Lesson 8. Create a Customer
Lesson 9. Create a Sales Order
Lesson 10. Create an Invoice
Lesson 11. Receive Payment form the Customer
Lesson 12. Reconcile Payment with Charge
Lesson 13. Customer SO Return
Lesson 14. Vendor PO Return
Lesson 15. Create Return PO Receipt
Lesson 16. View Reports
Lesson 17. Bank Reconciliation
Lesson 18. Trial Balance

Free Accounting Software Help File Version 1.0.0.6

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Create an Item

In the previous lessons you created the record of the new Vendor. In the current lesson you will learn how to add a new Item to the Items List. All the items your company can sell are stored in this list.


In the created Sample Company there already exists a list of items, but you will create a new one in order to learn the process of adding. You can go to the Items Inventory List to see all the existing items. There is a list of Vendors from whom you can purchase the items you have in the Items List.

Take the following steps to create a new item:

  1. Press on the Commands Panel, select Items List in the Navigation Pane, make right click in the working pane and select Add.
  2. Select Inventory Item from the drop-down list in the Type field.
  3. Enter the item number - RM-8185BE - into the Number field.
  4. Enter the item description - ASH/TRASH 15 GAL CONTAINER BEIGE - into the Description field.
  5. Define the smallest UOM - EA.
  6. Set the UOM Relation - UOM - BX; Factor- 10.
  7. Enter 10 for the UPC.
  8. Select 1200,Inventory Asset for Inventory account from the drop-down list.
  9. Set stock UOM - BX.
  10. Enter $2 for the item's cost.
  11. Select 4490,Cost of Goods Sold for COGS Account.
  12. Define BX for Purchase UOM.
  13. Select preferred Vendor from the drop-down list - Vista Pak Industries,Inc.
  14. Set $20 for the sales price.
  15. Select 4010,Sales Income for the Income Account.
  16. Define Sell UOM - EA.
  17. Enter the warehouse location - 1102 THOMAS AVENUE, LEESBURG.
  18. Press the Ok button.

When you have finished data entry, you are to see the following window with the filled fields:


The item is added to the Items List. Now all the transactions with this item can be performed. In the following lesson you will learn how to purchase an item.

   
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