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Category: LIFO Blog

Use of PPI Indexes by Supermarkets to Increase Tax Deferral

The use of PPI LIFO inflation for inflation measurement is a tax planning idea that can significantly increase the amount of LIFO benefits for supermarkets.

Written by Bob Richardson on June 16, 2014

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