LIFO inventory valuation method

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• Inventory valuation — INVENTORIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Inventories are usually the largest current asset of a business, and proper measurement of them is necessary to assure accurate financial statements. If inventory is not properly measured, expenses and… …   Wikipedia

• Inventory — means a list compiled for some formal purpose, such as the details of an estate going to probate, or the contents of a house let furnished. This remains the prime meaning in British English.[1] In the USA and Canada the term has developed from a… …   Wikipedia

• LIFO — last in, first out (LIFO) One of the methods for accounting for business inventory permitted by generally accepted accounting principals ( GAAP). American Banker Glossary ( last in, first out) An accounting method that fixes the cost of goods… …   Financial and business terms

• FIFO and LIFO accounting — methods are means of managing inventory and financial matters involving the money a company ties up within inventory of produced goods, raw materials, parts, components, or feed stocks.LIFO accountingIn LIFO accounting, a historical method of… …   Wikipedia

• Last In, First Out - LIFO — An asset management and valuation method that assumes that assets produced or acquired last are the ones that are used, sold or disposed of first. LIFO assumes that an entity sells, uses or disposes of its newest inventory first. If an asset is… …   Investment dictionary

• last-in first-out — LIFO An inventory valuation method that assumes inventory is consumed (or sold) in the reverse order in which it is purchased (or manufactured). LIFO methodology, which allocates the most recent inventory costs to *cost of sales, is not… …   Auditor's dictionary

• first-in first-out — FIFO An inventory valuation method that assumes inventory is consumed or sold in the order in which it is purchased or manufactured. The FIFO methodology, which allocates older inventory costs to *cost of sales, is acceptable under most forms of… …   Auditor's dictionary

• next-in, first-out — (NIFO) An inventory valuation method whereby the cost of goods sold is based on the replacement cost, rather than the actual cost of the goods. This method is not a generally accepted accounting principle; therefore it is not commonly used. See… …   Black's law dictionary

• next-in, first-out — (NIFO) An inventory valuation method whereby the cost of goods sold is based on the replacement cost, rather than the actual cost of the goods. This method is not a generally accepted accounting principle; therefore it is not commonly used. See… …   Black's law dictionary

• next-in first-out — NIFO An inventory valuation method that allocates replacement or *current costs to *cost of sales. NIFO is unacceptable under most forms of *Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, though it may be a valuable costing technique in times of high… …   Auditor's dictionary

• last-in, first-out — (LIFO) A method of accounting which assumes that the most recent purchases are sold first. In times of inflation, the LIFO method results in a lower net income figure and lower inventory valuation than the FIFO method. This is due to the current… …   Black's law dictionary