Stock on hand report does not match the stock value difference of my last inventory count

Problem

My stock on hand (SOH) report does not match the increase/decrease in stock value of my latest inventory report 

Setup

• Retail POS for Mac or PC

Cause

• Sales were done during the inventory count
• Stock movements were done during the inventory count
• Average cost was updated during/after the inventory count 

Solution

Sales were done during the inventory count

• If you processed sales during the inventory count, each sale will decrease your SOH value

Stock movements were done during the inventory count

• If stock orders were received/ stock returns were sent during the inventory count, each stock order will increase your SOH value and each return will decrease your SOH value 

Average cost was updated during/after the inventory count 

• SOH is based on the average cost of each item. The average cost may change during the process of the count.