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    Lifo and Fifo

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    LIFO VERSUS FIFO: UPDATING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED Nicole Thorne Jenkins Doctoral Student in Accounting Morton Pincus Associate Professor of Accounting College of Business Administration The University of Iowa 108 PBAB Iowa City‚ IA 52242-1000 U.S.A. 319/335-0915 FAX 319/335-1956 morton-pincus@uiowa.edu September 1998 (version 1.2) LIFO VERSUS FIFO: UPDATING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED 1.0 INTRODUCTION The statutory mandate in U.S. tax law that firms using the last-in first-out (LIFO) inventory

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    FIFO LIFO

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    of inventory that cost a total of $190. During June‚ Amazon purchased and sold goods as follows: June 8 Purchase 30 units @ $20 June 14 Sale 25 units @ $40 June 22 purchase 20 unit @ $22 June 27 Sale 30 unit @ $40 Requirements: Under the FIFO and LIFO method 1. How much is Amazon’s cost of goods sold 2. How much is Amazon’s gross profit or loss 3. Journalize all Amazon’s inventory transactions for June. 4. Which method maximizes gross profit? Q2: Collins Industries’ inventory records show the following

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    Student Name: ZHANG QIWEI Student ID Number: B414498 Arguments for and against LFO abolition in the US What are the arguments in favour of retaining LIFO? The arguments are being made on a number of different grounds so be clear to separate these out. What are the arguments in favour of the US abolishing LIFO? Should decisions on matters such as this be made on the basis of what is the most appropriate from an accounting perspective (i.e. principles) or from the perspective of the impact of

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    Lifo and Fifo

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    FIFO and LIFO accounting Methods are accounting techniques used in managing inventory and financial matters involving the amount of money a company has tied up within inventory of produced goods‚ raw materials‚ parts‚ components‚ or feed stocks. FIFO stands for first-in‚ first-out‚ meaning that the oldest inventory items are recorded as sold first but do not necessarily mean that the exact newest physical object has been tracked and sold; this is just an inventory technique. LIFO stands for last-in

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    Fifo Lifo Avco

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    different batches of production. This makes the calculation of unit cost difficult as it varies for different batches of production. | 4 LIFO [ LAST IN FIRST OUT ] | ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES | * The inventory is issued to production at the most recent prices paid to acquire them. * The profit is usually understated in LIFO which causes to impose a lower amount of tax on the profit. * Raw materials are issued to production on the latest prices in a manufacturing firm

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    Summary for LIFO Method

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    Reasons why the LIFO method should not be repealed in the context of business tax reform In response to proposals by the Obama Administration to repeal the LIFO inventory method as part of the Administration’s budget proposals for Fiscal Years 2010-2013‚ the LIFO Coalition‚ which represents trade associations and business of every size and industry that employ the LIFO method‚ provided reasons why the LIFO method should not be repealed. The reasons for opposing the repeal of the LIFO inventory

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    LIFO‚ last-in-first-out and FIFO‚ first-in-first-out the two most common inventory accounting methods. The choice of the method of inventory accounting by a small business can directly impact its balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash flows. Not only do companies have to track the number of items sold‚ but they have to track the cost of each item. These two methods are ways in which they can do that. Each will have a different effect on their financial statements. How is Inventory

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    hpca21h/2Problem 13-06A 2Problem 13-06A partiallyCorrect 1. 5.21 partiallyCorrect 2. 5.83 incorrect 3. 0.00 incorrect 4. 0.00 Wrong "Check My Work" Clicked: 3 Times Hint(s) Check My Work eBookeBook Problem 13-6A Specific Identification‚ FIFO‚ LIFO‚ and Weighted-Average Swing Company’s beginning inventory and purchases during the fiscal year ended September 30‚ 20-2‚ were as follows: Use the following information for the specific identification method. There are 1‚300

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    Dollar Value LIFO Method

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    The dollar value LIFO method is another approach used for inventory valuation‚ it follows the last in first out but take into consideration the impact of inflation. The dollar value LIFO method is derived from the LIFO method and it’s designed to overcome the main problem of LIFO method which is liquidation. The dollar value LIFO method groups all type of goods in the inventory in a pool and the pool is measured by the total dollar amount instead of physical quantity. The balance sheet view differ

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    FIFO and LIFO Inventory Methods Tonia Green Accounting 211 – Financial Accounting Excelsior College FIFO and LIFO Inventory Methods This paper will provide a comparison of the accounting implications of valuing inventory under the First-in‚ First-out (FIFO) and Last-in‚ First-out (LIFO) methods. With very few exceptions‚ every business depends on an inventory to operate. Whether the business provides a service or sells products to its consumers‚ supplies and stock are required to operate

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