# Refund & Return Loss Calculator

Account for retained receipts, refunded fees and recovered stock without losing the return costs.

[Open this tool](https://whatson.pk/returns-calculator/)

Category: Seller Pricing & Profit

A returned order can include a refund, fee credits and recovered inventory. Those pieces should not be collapsed into one cash figure.

Enter the actual amounts and return expenses. Value recovered stock at the relevant cost basis rather than as cash received.

## Inputs and controls

* Original item receipt (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Original delivery receipt (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Cash refund to customer (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Product cost (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Inventory cost recovered (%). Allowed range: 0 to 100
* Original outward shipping (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Return shipping (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Packaging lost (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Ad cost (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Original selling fees (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Fee refund received (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000
* Other return expense (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 1000000000

## How to use

* Enter original item receipt, original delivery receipt and cash refund to customer.

* Enter product cost, inventory cost recovered, original outward shipping, return shipping, packaging lost, ad cost, original selling fees, fee refund received and other return expense.

* Select Calculate result. Read the returned values alongside the assumptions below before copying, exporting or acting on the result.


## Why use this tool

The worksheet shows how retained receipts and inventory recovery offset some costs without erasing the return expense.


## Before relying on the result

Recovered inventory is a cost value credit, not cash received. Enter actual refund and fee credit amounts; the calculator does not decide a marketplace return policy.


## Tool limitations

Recovered inventory is a cost value credit, not cash received. Enter actual refund and fee credit amounts; the calculator does not decide a marketplace return policy.

## Questions

### Is recovered inventory treated as a payout?

No. It is a cost value credit. Receiving the product back does not mean the same value arrived in cash.

### What should I check before using Refund & Return Loss Calculator?

Check Original item receipt, Original delivery receipt, Cash refund to customer and Product cost. Use the exact units shown beside the controls and replace any example values with your own inputs.

Source page last modified (UTC): 2026-10-01T18:05:21+00:00

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