Source Advisors LIFO Accounting, which stands for Last In First Out, is an accounting method that assumes the most recently acquired inventory items are sold first. This practice can be seen in a ...

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a Tax Court finding that the consistent omission of a step when computing inventory cost under the dollar-value ...

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced that they will work on creating detailed LIFO guidance for automobile wholesalers, manufacturers and dealers.The accounting issue ...

Manufacturers, processors, wholesalers, jobbers, distributors and other companies that have a substantial portion of their assets in the form of inventory have an opportunity to improve their cash ...

Beware the government asserting principle but needing money. Beware the government asserting principle but needing money. The Obama administration asserted principles of sorts when it proposed in its ...

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance for the proper pooling treatment of automobiles, light-duty trucks, and crossover vehicles that have the characteristics of trucks and cars under the ...

Operating a business requires you to choose an inventory cost method to apply to your merchandise. It's best to employ the same system consistently so your financial statements can be equitably ...

The impact of reduced new-vehicle inventories and the resulting LIFO recapture continues to be a major concern for dealers. The National Automobile Dealers Association has been very active for more ...

The proper management of inventory is critical for any size business. The way a company values its inventory can be the difference between a profit and loss. In fact, inventory valuation affects a ...