Companies that do not maintain a real-time inventory tracking system rely on periodic inventory audits and corresponding adjustments to the accounting general ledger in order to properly reflect the ...

The cost of your inventory has significant effects on your company's cost of goods sold, net income and calculation of assets. Unfortunately, inventory does not hold its value indefinitely; the money ...

Limited guidance from the IRS and accounting standard-setting bodies has led to a divergence in interpretation and practice for inventory valuation within the scope of business combinations.

As a result, LIFO doesn't provide an accurate or up-to-date value of inventory because the valuation is much lower than inventory items at today's prices. Also, LIFO is not realistic for many ...