Accounting and parts tracking can be some of the most challenging chores for fleet managers. To help, Fleetio added new inventory valuation methods to its list of offerings on Tuesday — LIFO / FIFO ...

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, ...

The inventory costing method your company uses directly affects your "cost of goods sold," which is an expense. The higher the expense you report, the lower your net income, and thus the lower your ...

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, ...

Fleetio, a fleet maintenance software, has added new inventory valuation methods to its list of offerings, LIFO and FIFO (Last-In First-Out and First-In First-Out). LIFO-FIFO is an accounting method ...

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 ...

The Tax Court held that a business taxpayer’s automatic consent request to change from the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method failed due to defects in its Form 3115, Application for Change in ...

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 ...