2020 was an interesting year, to say the least, and auto dealers on LIFO are no exception to that. Having significantly lower ending new vehicle inventories than the year before has caused many of them to incur significant reductions in LIFO reserves (also known as LIFO reserve recapture or repayment) that may have caused significant […]
2021 LIFO Lookout Inflation is alive & kicking Federal reserve has raised its 2021 year end inflation forecast from 1.8% to 2.2% Massive amounts of government stimulus & proposed infrastructure spending expected to create above-average inflation in many industries Improved economic outlook & GDP growth expected to further accelerate price increases Inflation increased substantially in […]
LIFOPro’s 2021 LIFO Lookout LIFO continues to be the biggest inventory-related tax savings tool Unprecedented inflation has occurred this year, creating widespread once in a lifetime tax saving opportunities from electing LIFO in 2021 Top LIFO candidates & 12 months ended Dec. ‘21 inflation are as follows (includes all manufacturers, wholesalers & retailers): Processed foods […]
COVID-19 has caused the following circumstances for RV dealers: Above average sales volume Appreciating used equipment prices Depleted inventory levels LCM reserve liquidations Increased taxable income from: Above average sales volume LCM reserve liquidations LIFOPro identified the following planning opportunities for RV dealers seeking to create after-tax cash savings & reduce taxable income: RV dealers […]
LIFOPro has completed the annual updates to the excel file used by LIFOPro clients for populating BLS PPI Table 9 category names via VLOOKUP formulas in their inventory detail files. LIFOPro clients should use the email received containing the Complete Table 9 PPI Category Name file download link to obtain the updated file (feel free […]
LIFO Tax Incentive Opportunities Abound LIFO is the most valuable inventory-related tax incentive for companies with inflation. LIFOPro publishes our top LIFO candidates blog annually at the end of the year to help CPA firms & companies considering electing LIFO both identify if they’re a good LIFO candidate and if the current inflation environment favors […]
How LIFO Works The LIFO inventory method matches current period revenues with the most recent period’s costs to provide a better measure of current earnings when there is inflation. The LIFO method transfers the inflationary portion of the ending inventory balance from the balance sheet to the income statement via cost of goods sold. When […]
Defining Good LIFO Candidates When weighing the costs & benefits of using the LIFO method, the following factors are key in determining if a company is a good LIFO candidate Inflation rate – When working with companies to determine if they’re a good LIFO candidate, we look for a historical average annual inflation greater than […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released February 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All commodities index increased by 0.3% over the last month & has increased 2.3% over the last year on a seasonally unadjusted basis. All items less food and energy increased by 0.5% between January 2020 – February 2020 & rose […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released January 2020 Producer Price Indexes (PPI) today. All commodities saw an increase of 0.2% over the last month and increase of 0.1% over the last year. Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets and washers increased by 1.8% over the last month & rose by 6.4% over the last year. From December […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released January 2020 Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) today. The All commodities index increased by 0.4% over the last month & has increased 2.5% over the last year on a seasonally unadjusted basis. All items less food and energy increased by .04% between December ’19 – January 2020 & rose […]
For companies on LIFO, the LIFO reserve represents the difference between their ending inventory balance at FIFO or average cost (commonly referred to as “current year cost) vs. LIFO cost (for dollar-value LIFO calculations, a non-LIFO costing method must be used to track inventory costs throughout the year in order to determine the “pre-LIFO” ending […]
