Learn how LIFO liquidation impacts businesses, why companies use this method during inflation, and see a real-world example to understand its financial benefits.

Last-in, first-out is one of several methods a business may use to account for the cost of its inventory for financial reporting purposes. Inventory is the goods and products a business sells to ...

Businesses can choose from a variety of methods to account for inventory. Each method affects the cost of goods sold, or COGS, and the cost of ending inventory. One of the methods is called "last in, ...

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 ...