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periodic inventory system
The perpetual inventory system is more complicated, requires more accounting entries and is more costly the periodic inventory system does.
The system of inventory where updates are made on a periodic basis is a periodic inventory. In this type of inventory, there is no effort made to keep the records of the cost of goods sold or the inventory up-to-date.
Purchases
Perpetual System is that system in which company continuously updates the value of inventory while in periodic system inventory valuation is done only for closing inventory when company done physical inventory calculation.
Perpetual: All inventory entries directly affect inventory Periodic: All inventory entries affect other accounts, which are then closed to inventory. Example: A company purchased $100 worth of inventory on account Perpetual: Inventory (Debit) 100 Accounts Payable (Credit) 100 Periodic Purchases (Debit) 100 Accounts Payable (Credit) 100 Later with Periodic (usually at the end of the reporting period) Inventory (Debit) 100 Purchases (Credit) 100 This last entry closes purchases and updates your inventory account.
periodic inventory system
The perpetual inventory system is more complicated, requires more accounting entries and is more costly the periodic inventory system does.
The perpetual inventory system is more complicated, requires more accounting entries and is more costly the periodic inventory system does.
The system of inventory where updates are made on a periodic basis is a periodic inventory. In this type of inventory, there is no effort made to keep the records of the cost of goods sold or the inventory up-to-date.
Purchases
Perpetual System is that system in which company continuously updates the value of inventory while in periodic system inventory valuation is done only for closing inventory when company done physical inventory calculation.
The history of inventory systems depends on the type of inventory system being discussed. There are two main types of inventory systems, the perpetual inventory system and the periodic inventory system.
1 - Perpetual inventory system 2 -Periodic accounting system
debit to the inventory account equal to the physical inventory amount.
periodic method
A periodic inventory system will not show the amount available for sale or sold during the period. A perpetual inventory system will show each purchase in the inventory.