Sohini

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• Mar 8th, 2006

 

In perpetual inventory system the inventory account is adjusted continually throughout the accounting period.

Whereas in the Periodic Inventory System - Recording inventory transactions periodically than recording them continually.

Sohini

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• Mar 8th, 2006

 

The difference between perpetual and periodic inventory system are

In perpectual Inventory System the inventory account is adjuated continually throughout the accounting period as they occur. whereas the periodic inventory system the transactions are recorded periodically.

ruchi tiwari

• Jul 18th, 2006

 

can i know what is the difference between periodic and perpectual inventory system?

Canny Lok

• Nov 10th, 2006

 

Is there a table to show the difference between a perpetual inventory system and a periodic inventory system?

prasanth

• Jan 8th, 2007

 

Periodic Inventory happens in a certain period/stipulated time of the financial period of a company while, Perpetual may happen several time in a year.

bertha

• Apr 8th, 2007

 

Please re-look your defination of periodic system.

Rangaraj

• Jun 1st, 2007

 

Periodic Inventory System	Perpetual Inventory System
Inventory account and cost of goods sold are non-existent until the physical count at the end of the year.	Account and the balance of costs of goods sold and inventory account exist all the time.
Purchases account is used to record purchases.	No individual purchases account but the purchases are recorded in the Inventory Account.
Purchase Return account is used to record Purchases Returns account.	No individual Purchase Returns account but the purchases return are recorded in the Inventory Account.
Cost of goods sold or cost of sale is computed from the ending inventory figure	Record cost of goods sold/cost of sale – inventory is reduced when there is a sale.
For goods returned by customers there are no inventory entries.	Returns from customers are recorded by reducing the cost of goods sold and adding back into inventory.

snoopy91344

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• Oct 22nd, 2008

 

Perpetual updates the inventory immediately

Periodic inventory updates on monthly basis.

surpass

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• Jan 31st, 2010

 

Periodic inventory method calculate ending stock at the end of the accounting period, which could be Month to Date or Year to Date, while Perpetual inventory system calculates the ending stock on a continuous basis after each transaction (Purchase or Sell). 

Within Retail industry, periodic inventory method used for inventory valuation at the stores, whereas distributer like SuperValu (in US) follows perpetual inventory method to track inventory in their distribution centers. 

As a best practice, some of the retail companies are using perpetual accounting method to track inventory available in warehourses and distribution centers. 


In an idealistic world, perpetual inventory method can provide the true and real time inventory information, however due to complexities in consolidating all the purchases, sales, shrinkages and other market factors, it is advisable for retail companies to follow periodic accounting method to analyze and review the results before presenting the inventory valuation results to internal and external agencies like Shareholders, Income Tax Authorities, et el.

Sikander Riaz

• Jul 6th, 2012

 

In periodic costing we come to know about the cost incurred at the end of the time period, whereas in perpetual cost we know about the cost incurred at each and every moment. Perpetual inventory system uses LIFO,FIFo and average cost method

Mahmood

• Sep 11th, 2014

 

Perpetual is used for daily record or record as up to date of a good sold.. And Periodic is used for a long or a period ended record, periodic is used for a period of 1 month , 6 months or a year.. I hope u understood the difference between both.. Mahmood Latif..