What should you do before exporting the Item Listing report from QuickBooks Desktop?

Before exporting the Item Listing report from QuickBooks Desktop, it's essential to adjust inventory to reflect correct quantities. This step ensures that the data being exported is accurate and up-to-date. Accurate inventory adjustments prevent discrepancies when analyzing the item's performance or for financial reporting purposes.

When you adjust inventory before exporting, you ensure that figures such as quantities on hand, costs, and prices are all correctly represented in the report. This foundation of accurate data is critical for informed decision-making and helps maintain the integrity of your financial records.

While verifying that there are no errors in inventory adjustments is also important, the primary focus here is on ensuring the underlying numbers are correct before exporting the report. The importance of having sub-items displayed correctly and avoiding unwanted deletions in the spreadsheet are secondary to first ensuring inventory adjustments are accurate.