At work, I use a big spreadsheet to keep track of goods returned to suppliers. I would go into details for the goods returned, then into the stock history for each item returned to see the history for the item at that branch. Using this information I would get the original invoice it was booked in under and use this reference to review the price of the goods that are being booked in so that I can compare the value of the goods we have been credited for. This process takes about 3-5 minutes a time.

It's only recently I remembered that i had IT add the original invoice number onto that first spreadsheet to stop me running around like a madman! I had a good chuckle to myself that day! .Yes, accountants are dull people