QB Issue Resolution:
When you prepay for the items, on the payment select accounts payable as the expense – that will set a vendor credit (deposit) just like what the vendors does for you in his books
when the items come in, enter the bill, use pay bills, apply the credit, pay the balance if any, save
the item will stock as of the bill date
QB does allow for pending bills, in QB a PO serves that purpose
Resolution for Issue 'why is inventory increased when a bill is created vs the bill date?' available: Yes (Solved).
Source: Intuit Community forum.
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