Community

purchases of paint cans

MM
2023-06-17

Question

Trade goods or consumables?I have a job where I have to paint white lines on the ground. I sold that project for a fixed amount, so I buy the spray cans to use. Should I record this as trade goods or consumables in the purchase? I don’t split it up on the sales invoice. By definition, I’m not selling spray cans, but labour, right? Thanks in advance.

Hello,

These are consumables. You need them to carry out the work.
If you were to resell these cans directly, we would refer to them as trade goods.

Ask a question
Ask your question to the Dexxter community with over 25.000 sole traders and verified Dexxter experts.

30-day free trial. No credit card required.

You really should try it out for yourself. Even if you don’t have a company number yet, you can already go ahead.

Community

Other questions from the community

Quarterly bank account fees

Self-employed in secondary occupation/sole proprietor: take a break or stop

Sales invoice and daily receipts?

Transfer to private account

vAT refund

Type of expense: application for a company number

Paying interim invoices or waiting for the final invoice

Getting started with Dexxter

Invoices for services in 2025

Unfortunately! Our community is currently only open to people who are starting a trial period on Dexxter

Unfortunately! Our community is currently only open to people who are starting a trial period on Dexxter