January 2025 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released January 2025 Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 1.6% in the last month and rose 12.4% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 0.4% from December and increased 4.6% since January 2024 […]
View full articleJanuary 2025 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released January 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items rose 0.7% in the last month and increased 3.0% in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.8% from December and increased 1.9% since January 2024 […]
View full article2024 Top Five LIFO Tax Savings Tips & Tricks
Check out our comprehensive guide containing the top 2024 LIFO opportunities and strategies for all companies Quickly find the most meaningful LIFO tax savings available this year for companies that aren’t on LIFO, but are ideal candidates, or download our complete list of 2024 top LIFO election candidates Excel file 2024 Top Tax Savings Tips […]
View full articleUsing Bargain Inventory Purchases to Create Sizable LIFO Election Tax Benefits
Overview The IRS defines a bargain purchase as an acquisition of assets at a price that’s lower than the seller’s cost. Such events frequently occur as a part of a bulk purchase of assets from a business experiencing financial distress. These events can also occur with a bulk purchase of assets where the allocation of […]
View full articleLIFOPro’s 2024 LIFO Opportunities & Strategies Guide
Updated 1/30/2025 with December 2024 Inflation Rates View/Download the PDF report version of this guide or our 2024 Top LIFO Candidates List Excel file by clicking the buttons below! 2024 Top LIFO Tax Savings Opportunities Abound Although inflation has returned to a more normalized level, there are many industries with inflation at or above the […]
View full articleLIFOPro’s 2024 Top LIFO Election Candidates Guide
UPDATED 1/29/25 TO INCLUDE DECEMBER 2024 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INFLATION RATES! View/Download the PDF report version of this guide or our 2024 Top LIFO Candidates List Excel file by clicking the buttons below! LIFOPro’s 2024 Top LIFO Election Candidates List LIFOPro’s 2024 top LIFO election candidates list provides you with the ability to quickly […]
View full articleUse of External Inflation Indexes for Financial Reporting
Dollar-value LIFO Background The vast majority of companies on LIFO use what’s called the dollar-value method. Under this method, LIFO is essentially treated as an annual top-side adjustment to account for the change in the current vs. prior period’s LIFO reserve and to convert the year end inventory balance from cost to its LIFO value. […]
View full articleFinancial Reporting & Tax Treatment of Change to LIFO Method
Tax Treatment of Change to LIFO For tax purposes, the IRS allows all taxpayers to use LIFO method, and establishing preferability regarding the use of LIFO is not required. The tax requirements incident with and subsequent to a LIFO election are as follows: LIFO must be applied as a cutoff change, meaning it’s to be […]
View full articleDecember 2024 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released December 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items fell saw no change in the last month and increased 2.9% in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.1% from November and increased 1.8% since […]
View full articleDecember 2024 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released December Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 1.1% in the last month and rose 9.1% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds fell 0.2% from November and increased 4.0% since December 2023 Textile […]
View full articleNovember 2024 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released November Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 6.4% in the last month and rose 6.2% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 0.8% from October and increased 3.6% since November 2023 Textile […]
View full articleNovember 2024 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released November 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items fell 0.1% in the last month and increased 2.7% in the last twelve months Food at home decreased 0.1% from October and rose 1.6% since November 2023 […]
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