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Home Depot, Inc. announced a key change in accounting principals in its third quarter filing with the SEC. After adopting a new enterprise resource planning system, otherwise known in the ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pactiv Corporation (NYSE: PTV) today announced a change in accounting for inventories from a combination of the use of the last in, first out (LIFO) method and ...

There are two methods of accounting for inventory that affect a business's reported profits and taxable revenues: FIFO and LIFO. FIFO, first-in first-out, keeps the first inventory stocked on the ...

Many crypto traders face massive tax bills for 2017. Which accounting method they apply could change their tax bills by tens of thousands of dollars. Specific identification vs. FIFO The IRS wants the ...

The accounting for the costs of inventory depends on the cost flow method you chose. The four ones in common use are last in, first out (LIFO), first in, first out (FIFO), specific identification and ...