Thank you for the reply.  Currently the bill is set up in say March as an expense (Inventory in Transit) and the bill is paid.  When we receive the items, say in July, they are moved to the item side of the bill, broken out individually, cost and serial numbers are added.

So I believe as the bill date (March) doesn't change, QB will think the inventory was received in March.  How can I get round this.

My boss doesn't want to change the date of the invoice or the payment, just the date the inventory actually comes in.