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title: "Practical inventory guides for shops and godowns"
description: "Check stock transfers, physical mismatches, location errors and staff access before changing a balance."
canonical: "https://www.stockregister.in/guides"
last_reviewed: "2026-09-18"
content_type: "guide hub"
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# Practical inventory guides for shops and godowns

Check stock transfers, physical mismatches, location errors and staff access before changing a balance.

## Guides

### Godown transfer checklist

#### How to transfer stock between godowns

Compare dispatch, receipt and destination balance for one transfer. Find where the difference starts and know what to check before changing stock.

[Open the stock transfer guide](https://www.stockregister.in/guides/inter-godown-transfer-checklist)

### Inventory accuracy guide

#### How to fix a stock mismatch

Compare the physical count with bills, transfers, returns, damage and location records. Find the likely cause before correcting the balance.

[Open the inventory accuracy guide](https://www.stockregister.in/guides/inventory-accuracy)

## More stock checks

- [Wrong-location stock guide](https://www.stockregister.in/blogs/warehouse-vs-store-stock-mismatch)
- [Reconcile unexplained movements](https://www.stockregister.in/blogs/reconcile-book-stock-physical-stock)
- [Godown staff access guide](https://www.stockregister.in/blogs/godown-wise-stock-access-staff)