Anything you sell for a profit is inventory (merchandise)
o A company can buy and sell equipment as part of inventory o However, equipment that a business uses is always equipment. COGS: Income statement (expense) o Sales COGS + Profit Inventory Systems: o Perpetual: Constantly updating inventory/COGS Gets updated every time there is an inflow/outflow of inventory o Periodic: Only updated at a certain fiscal period o Always make 2 transaction when selling inventory FOB Shipping Point: o Buyer pays and owns it in transit o Cost added to inventory account FOB Destination: o Seller pays and owns it in transit o Expensed as used to generate revenue Sellers will prefer terms in which money is provided to them in the shortest amount of time Returns = Reverse: Reverse part or whole of the transaction from when it was recorded depending on how much was returned