Manual Adjustments

What is this page?

The Manual Adjustments page lets you add income or expense entries that are not automatically captured from TikTok. This is essential for tracking business costs that happen outside of TikTok's platform -- things like packaging materials, warehouse rent, employee salaries, or additional revenue streams. These adjustments flow into your Profit & Loss statement and affect your Operating Profit across all pages.

Key Metrics on This Page

Manual Income

• What it shows: Additional income you have recorded that is not from TikTok Shop sales.
• Important: Manual income increases your Operating Profit. Use this for things like insurance payouts, returns of deposits, or income from other sales channels you want to track alongside TikTok.

Manual Expenses

• What it shows: Costs you have recorded that TikTok does not track automatically.
• Important: Manual expenses decrease your Operating Profit. Common examples include packaging costs, warehouse rent, software subscriptions, employee wages, or shipping supplies.

Monthly Totals

• What it shows: The sum of all adjustments for each month, shown in the table header.
• Important: Each month is displayed as a separate section with its own subtotal, making it easy to see your monthly overhead at a glance.

Features

Past and Future Adjustments

Toggle between two views at the top of the page:

• Past Adjustments -- shows adjustments with dates that have already occurred. These are reflected in your current P&L and profit calculations.
• Future Adjustments -- shows scheduled adjustments with future dates. These will automatically be applied when their date arrives. Useful for planning recurring costs like rent or subscriptions.

Creating a New Adjustment

Click "New Adjustment" to open the adjustment creation form. You can set:

• Name -- a descriptive label (e.g., "Monthly Warehouse Rent", "Packaging Supplies")
• Category -- Income or Expense
• Amount -- the dollar value
• Date -- when the adjustment applies (past or future)
• Recurrence -- set adjustments to repeat (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.)
• Product/SKU binding -- optionally tie the adjustment to a specific product or SKU so it appears in that product's profit calculation on Sales & Profit. When binding to multiple SKUs, you can choose how the amount is distributed: Equal (split evenly) or Custom (specify the exact amount per SKU). Note: Product/SKU binding is only available for Fixed Amount and Formula adjustments -- Per Order adjustments cannot be bound to specific products

Allocation Methods

Dashboardly supports three ways to set the amount for an adjustment:

• Fixed Amount -- A flat dollar amount distributed by your chosen recurrence (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). Best for predictable costs like rent or subscriptions.
• Formula -- A fixed amount plus a percentage of a metric (GMV, Revenue, or Net Sales). The total recalculates automatically based on your actual sales data. Best for costs that combine a base fee with a variable component.
• Per Order -- A fixed cost per order that scales with your daily order volume. No recurrence is needed -- Dashboardly calculates the expense each day based on how many orders you received. Best for pick-and-pack labor, per-box packaging, or per-transaction processing fees. You can also choose which orders are counted: Regular orders only (default, excludes samples), All orders (including samples), or Samples only. Per Order mode is available for these expense categories: Fulfillment Fees, Packaging Materials, Staff Costs, Payment Gateway Fees, and Other.

For a detailed walkthrough of each method with examples, see Creating Manual Adjustments.

Search

Search for adjustments by name across all months.

Category Filter

Filter adjustments by category (Income or Expense) to focus on one type.

Adjustment Type Filter

Filter by adjustment type to see only specific kinds of adjustments.

Monthly Grouping

Adjustments are organized by month with subtotals, making it easy to see your monthly overhead and income at a glance. Each month section includes a pinned total row at the bottom.

Editing and Deleting

Click any existing adjustment to edit its details, or use the action menu to delete it. Changes are reflected immediately in your P&L and profit calculations.

Suspending and Resuming

You can temporarily suspend a recurring or per-order adjustment without deleting it. A suspended adjustment stops being applied to your financials until you resume it. This is useful when you want to pause a cost temporarily (e.g., a seasonal expense) without losing the adjustment configuration. One-time adjustments cannot be suspended.

Common Questions

Where do manual adjustments appear in my financials?

Manual adjustments appear in the Profit & Loss page under "Manual Income" and "Manual Expenses". They also affect Operating Profit on the Dashboard and Sales & Profit pages.

Can I tie an adjustment to a specific product?

Yes. When creating an adjustment, you can optionally bind it to a specific product or SKU. This causes the adjustment to appear in that product's financial breakdown on the Sales & Profit page, giving you a more accurate per-product profit calculation.

How do recurring adjustments work?

When you set an adjustment to recur (e.g., monthly), Dashboardly automatically creates the adjustment for each period. For example, a $1,000 monthly rent adjustment will appear every month without you needing to re-enter it. You can edit or cancel the recurrence at any time.

What is the difference between Past and Future adjustments?

Past adjustments have dates that have already occurred and are included in your current financial calculations. Future adjustments have dates that have not arrived yet -- they are scheduled and will be applied automatically when their date comes. This is useful for planning known upcoming expenses.

Can I use formula-based or per-order adjustments for variable costs?

Yes. Formula-based adjustments let you express costs as a fixed amount plus a percentage of a metric (GMV, Revenue, or Net Sales). Per-order adjustments let you set a fixed cost per order that scales automatically with your daily order volume. Both types recalculate based on your real sales data, so they stay accurate as your business grows. See the Allocation Methods section above for details.

What are some common adjustments sellers add?

Here are popular adjustments used by TikTok Shop sellers:

• Expenses: Packaging materials, warehouse rent, employee wages, shipping supplies, software subscriptions, insurance, product photography, accounting fees
• Income: Insurance claims, other marketplace sales you want to consolidate, rebates from suppliers

Can I schedule adjustments for the future?

Yes. When creating an adjustment, set a future date. It will appear in the "Future Adjustments" tab and will automatically be applied to your financials when that date arrives. Combined with recurring adjustments, this lets you plan months of expenses in advance.