The convergence of accelerating inflation and heightened tariff costs creates optimal conditions for adopting LIFO, but taxpayers need to understand the benefits and act promptly.

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What Is Last In, First Out (LIFO)? Last in, first out (LIFO) is a method used to account for business inventory that records the most recently produced items in a series as the ones that are sold ...

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