May 2023 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 0.2% in the last month and decreased 7.0% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 1.0% from April and increased 1.4% since May 2022 Textile […]
View full articleMay 2023 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released May 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.1% in the last month and rose 4.1% in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.1% from April and increased 5.8% since May 2022 […]
View full articleApril 2023 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released April Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products increased 1.5 % in the last month and decreased 5.1% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 0.7% from March and increased 4.5% since April 2022 […]
View full articleApril 2023 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released April 2023 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.4% in the last month and rose 4.9 in the last twelve months Food at home rose 0.1% from March and increased 7.1% since April 2022 […]
View full articleWhen the Use of a LIFO Specialist May be the Best Choice for Your Client
When I worked at Touche Ross many years ago, the idea that another CPA or professional would be a better choice to provide specialized accounting services for one of our clients would have been just about unthinkable. Things have changed a lot over the years and the use of outside service providers for accounting services […]
View full articleMarch 2023 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released March 2023 Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 0.3% in the last month and decreased 2.0% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds rose 0.7% from February and increased 4.5% since March 2022 […]
View full articleMarch 2023 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released March 2023 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items increased 0.1% in the last month and rose 4.9% in the last twelve months Food at home decreased 0.2% from February and rose 8.4% since March 2022 […]
View full articleLIFO Election Essentials
LIFOPro’s LIFO Election Essentials What are the advantages of LIFO? It will reduce taxable income whenever there’s inflation (unless material inventory liquidation occurs) Most companies remain on LIFO once they elect because the benefits will continue to accrue & there’s no limit on how long you stay on LIFO or cap on the size of […]
View full articleFebruary 2023 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released February 2023 Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 2.3% in the last month and increased 6.7% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds decreased 1.1% from January and rose 5.8% from February 2022 […]
View full articleFebruary 2023 CPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released February 2023 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes are on a seasonally unadjusted basis): All items saw no change in the last month and rose 6.4% in the last twelve months Food at home increased 0.6% from January and rose 13.0% from February […]
View full articleUnderstanding LIFO Accounting for the Food and Beverage Industry Podcast
Recently, our Vice President Bob Richardson joined EisnerAmper’s podcast to discuss LIFO. Along with Richard Colloca (Audit Partner + National Food and Beverage Practice Leader, member of the firm’s Manufacturing and Distribution Group as well as a member of the firm’s Profession Practice Group providing audit, accounting, tax and business consulting services to clients) and […]
View full articleJanuary 2023 PPI Release Highlights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released January 2023 Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. Highlights are as follows (all indexes on a seasonally unadjusted basis): Farm products decreased 1.5% in the last month and increased 23.2% in the last twelve months Processed foods + feeds decreased 1.0% from December 2022 and rose 9.7% since January […]
View full article