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# Suspense Reclass

> Move inventory adjustments out of the Inventory Adjustments suspense account and into the account they belong to, such as shrinkage, writedown, revaluation, cost of goods sold or finished goods inventory.

Use **Finance > Close & Reconcile > Suspense Reclass** to clear the Inventory Adjustments suspense
account before you close a period. Each row is a posted inventory adjustment whose accounting side
went to suspense because its reason did not say which account it belongs to. You pick the right
account, and Arcus posts one journal entry that moves the amount there.

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## Before You Start

* **Permissions.** Opening the page needs permission to view accounting. **Confirm reclass**
  needs permission to post accounting entries. The button is not hidden from a user without it,
  but Arcus refuses the reclass and nothing posts.
* **An open period.** The adjustment's own period and today's period must both be open. See
  [Period Close](/support/accounting/period-close).
* **Why adjustments land in suspense.** When you adjust stock, Arcus reads the adjustment's reason
  and posts it straight to the matching account: damage, theft or loss to shrinkage, a cycle count
  variance to variance, obsolete or expired stock to writedown, a price or cost correction to
  revaluation, and found stock to other income. A reason that matches none of these goes to the
  suspense account, and it waits here.

## Read The Page

The page is titled **Inventory Adjustment Suspense**. You can also reach it by searching for
**Suspense Reclass** in the command palette.

* **Inventory Adjustments Suspense** shows the account's current balance and how many adjustments
  are still unclassified. A clean account reads zero, which is what period close expects.
* **Search** finds adjustments by product, SKU, reason or journal entry number. The search applies
  a moment after you stop typing, and at once when you press **Enter** or click away from the box.
  It is kept in the page address, so **Back** from a journal entry or product you opened returns
  you to the same search.
* **The list** has one row per adjustment: **JE #** (opens the adjustment's journal entry),
  **Date**, **Product** (opens the product, with its SKU), **Location**, **Reason**, **Amount**,
  **Suggested** (the account Arcus suggests from the reason, when it has one) and **Action**, which
  holds the row's **Reclassify** button.
* **Empty states.** With nothing left to move, the list says **No adjustments awaiting
  reclassification.** A search with no hits says **No matching adjustments.**

## Reclassify An Adjustment

1. Open **Finance > Close & Reconcile > Suspense Reclass**.
2. Find the adjustment, then click **Reclassify** on its row.
3. In **Reclassify inventory adjustment**, check the summary: the journal entry and date, the
   product, the quantity, the suspense amount and its side (debit or credit), and the original
   reason.
4. Choose the **Target account**. When Arcus could suggest one from the reason, it is already
   chosen and the dialog says **Auto-suggested based on adjustment reason.** Each choice shows its
   account number beside its name. You can pick any of:
   * **Inventory Shrinkage & Write-offs**: damage, theft or loss.
   * **Manufacturing Variance**: a cycle count or production variance.
   * **Inventory Writedown**: obsolete, expired or defective stock.
   * **Inventory Revaluation**: a price or cost correction.
   * **Finished Goods Inventory**: the stock was really there (found stock or a data error).
   * **Cost of Goods Sold**: the units were actually sold.
   * **Other income for found stock**: stock that turned up and is a gain. This choice is listed
     last, and it appears under a system label rather than an account name.
5. Add a **Memo** if you want (up to 500 characters). It starts with the adjustment's original
   reason.
6. Review the **Reclass JE preview**: the debit and credit lines the entry will post.
7. Click **Confirm reclass**.

## The Result

Arcus says **Reclassified. New JE** with the new entry's number, and the adjustment leaves the list.
The suspense balance drops by the amount you moved. Open screens update without a refresh.

## What Reclassifying Changes

* **One new journal entry, dated today.** It takes the amount out of the suspense account and puts
  it in the target account, on the opposite side from the original posting. The original
  adjustment entry is not changed or reversed.
* **No stock moves.** The adjustment's quantity and inventory value stay as they were; only the
  account the difference sits in changes.
* **One reclass per adjustment.** An adjustment can be reclassified once. To move it again, post a
  correcting journal entry.
* **The activity log** records who reclassified which adjustment, to which account, with the new
  entry.

## Messages You May See

* **Cannot reclassify adjustment posted in closed period** followed by the period's name: the
  adjustment's original period is closed. Reopen the period, or post a correcting journal entry in
  the current period.
* **Cannot post to closed period** followed by the period: today's date falls in a closed period,
  so the new entry cannot post. Reopen the period, or post a correcting journal entry in the next
  open period.
* **This adjustment has already been reclassified** to the named account: someone moved it
  already. Refresh the page.
* **Only inventory adjustments can be reclassified.**, **This adjustment has no GL posting;
  nothing to reclassify.** or **Suspense leg has zero amount; nothing to reclass.**: there is
  nothing for this row to move.
* **Failed to load suspense balances.**: the page could not read the account. Refresh the page.
  If your business has no Inventory Adjustments suspense account set up, the page cannot load,
  and your chart of accounts needs that account.
* **A message that the reclassification failed**: the reclass did not complete and nothing
  posted. Try again, and if it fails again, ask your administrator.
* **A permission message** after **Confirm reclass**: you can open the page, but posting the
  reclass needs permission to post accounting entries.

## Common Scenarios

### The suggested account is wrong

Pick the right account in **Target account** before you confirm. The suggestion comes only from the
words in the adjustment's reason.

### The period is already closed

Do not reopen a closed period just for a reclass unless your close policy allows it. Posting a
correcting journal entry in the current period moves the same amount without changing closed
results.

### The balance is not zero but the list is empty

The balance comes from every posting to the account, and the list shows only adjustments that can
be reclassified. Open the account in [Account Ledger](/support/accounting/account-ledger) to find
the other entries.

## Related Articles

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Period Close" href="/support/accounting/period-close">
    Run the pre-close checklist and lock the period once suspense is clear.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Inventory Adjustments" href="/support/inventory/adjustments">
    Record stock adjustments and the reasons that decide their account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cycle Counts" href="/support/inventory/cycle-counts">
    Count stock and post variances.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Account Ledger" href="/support/accounting/account-ledger">
    Follow every posting to the suspense account or a target account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Journal Entries" href="/support/accounting/journal-entries">
    Review the reclass entry or post a correcting entry.
  </Card>

  <Card title="GL Reconciliation and Integrity" href="/support/accounting/gl-reconciliation-integrity">
    Compare control accounts to their detail before you close.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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