The convergence of accelerating inflation and heightened tariff costs creates optimal conditions for adopting LIFO, but taxpayers need to understand the benefits and act promptly.

The food industry is gathering data to fight efforts in Congress toward the possible repeal of the LIFO method of inventory accounting — proposals that could mean not only higher taxes on inventory ...

The selection by an entity of its company structure, its fiscal year and its method of accounting are the three main mechanisms that a company can employ in performing substantial tax planning, ...

The conversion to International Financial Reporting Standards, coupled with the movement towards fair value accounting and Congress' need for revenue, could result in the repeal of the ...

The LIFO accounting method for valuing a business's inventory -- standing for last in, first out -- has come under fire from Congress and the White House. President Barack Obama in early 2012 ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pactiv Corporation (NYSE: PTV) today announced a change in accounting for inventories from a combination of the use of the last in, first out (LIFO) method and ...

Taxpayers that fail the gross receipts test are not eligible for the new rules governing inventory accounting. The $25 million threshold will be indexed annually for inflation; the 2025 amount is $31 ...

Last-in, first-out (LIFO) and first-in, first-out (FIFO) are two common inventory valuation methods used by companies in accounting. Inventory valuation is the process of assigning value to materials, ...

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