@ agd6

you say you are receiving items and there is no value associated when you use an adjustment?
See this for a How To Receive Inventory Items. (desktop)
http://onsale-apparel.com/Rustler/tag/how2-rcv-inven
are you doing it that way?

Again stay away from adjusting value unless you have a very good reason, it is an audit magnet.  Just use a qty adjustment, that will adjust qty AND value - the name qty adjustment means that is what you are going to use to make the adjustment, it does not mean that qty is the only thing adjusted

If the owner is going to pay use tax, enter the bill, select the tax agency vendor and use owner equity or equity drawing as the account on the bill.

inventory adjustments are always at cost, whether you set a sales price or not has nothing to do with inventory stock average costing.