# Stock counts and adjustments

> Count what is on the shelf, post the difference, and see it as a cost rather than a silent change.

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Inventory → Counts and Adjustments.

**A count** freezes expected quantities, gives you a count sheet by location, and takes your counted figures back. Only the differences post — as an adjustment with a reason.

**Cycle counting** counts a slice continuously (by category, by location, or by value ranking) instead of shutting down once a year.

**Adjustments** post outside a count for a known event: shrinkage, damage, obsolescence, or a revaluation. Each needs a reason code and posts to the expense account for that reason, so shrinkage does not quietly hide inside cost of goods sold.

**The valuation always ties.** The inventory asset account and the stock valuation report are the same number by construction; if they ever differ, the Inventory Valuation Discrepancy report says which item and when.