When you decide to sell a portion of your holdings in a stock, you have to decide which shares you actually want to sell. Two of the most common methods used in this decision are known as FIFO and ...

Although rising prices increase the cost of your inventory purchases, rising prices affect LIFO (Last-in, First-out) and FIFO (First-in, First-out) inventory values differently. Each inventory ...

In the United States, small businesses can choose from one of several inventory accounting methods, including "first in first out," or FIFO; "last in first out," or LIFO; and average cost. Each of ...

USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday. To submit a question, e-mail Matt at [email protected]. Q: How does "LIFO" and "FIFO" affect how much tax ...

Discover why IFRS prohibits LIFO accounting, including issues like distorted financials, outdated inventory values, and ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Same-store sales, margins, inventory levels — these are some of the metrics investors look at when it comes to ...

Every crypto investor eventually faces an important question: When I sell my crypto, how do I determine which coins I have actually sold? Because each of these digital assets is purchased at different ...