THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF INVENTORY ACCOUNTING

Abstract

This article is devoted to the theoretical basis of reflecting the relations related to inventory in business entities of different types of ownership operating in our country in accounting. The types of inventories in business entities, the main tasks of the accountant in accounting for them, as well as opinions on the state of inventory and the establishment of internal control over their storage are highlighted. To fulfill these tasks, first of all, the proposals and recommendations on the use of primary accounting data, synthetic and analytical account registers have been developed. This eliminates several problems in the organization of inventory accounts in economic entities and serves to raise the level of financial reporting dataaccuracy.