Troubleshooting

Why did my profit look wrong?

Investigate missing sales, missing expenses, wrong dates or duplicate records.

Profit can look wrong when the underlying sales or expenses are incomplete or incorrect.

Common causes

  • Missing sales.
  • Missing expenses.
  • Duplicate expenses.
  • Wrong sale date.
  • Wrong expense date.
  • Large supplier bill entered unexpectedly.
  • Invoice payment counted differently than expected.

How to investigate

  • Check the report period.
  • Review sales for that period.
  • Review expenses for that period.
  • Check large or unusual entries.

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