Inventory Accounting in Service Industries¶
1. Inventory in Different Industries¶
- Manufacturing Industries: Have all three inventory components:
- Raw materials
- Work-in-progress (WIP)
- Finished goods
- Service Industries: Generally only have work-in-progress (WIP). Some pure service firms may not even have WIP.
2. Work-in-Progress (WIP) in Service Industries¶
WIP in service industries represents the cost of services that have been started but not yet completed and delivered to the client.
2.1 Job Cost Sheets¶
Service industries that execute specific jobs or projects for clients use job cost sheets to track costs. A job cost sheet is a record of all expenses associated with a particular project.