Fifo Vs Lifo Memo
Accounting Department
Memorandum
To: Executive Vice President
From: Yvonne Dixon and Teammates
Subject: Last In/First Out (LIFO) versus First In/First Out (FIFO)
Date: February 13, 2012
Executive Vice President, Late last week our team had a team meeting to discuss LIFO versus FIFO methods of inventory for the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) as to our company needs. This was a very lengthy and well communicated process for our team. I feel that we as a team have worked to give you the best information needed for you to provide to the board. Once this information is gone over by you and the board, you will be able to make the appropriate decision and give us the feedback when you are able to. As we are coming into an economic time period of inflation, it is possible that we may recommend that the company continues to use LIFO so that we continue to reduce our federal and state corporate income tax. This could provide the company with a better cash flow along with having a better profit margin. The question we have researched and discussed was, “Do we think this economic situation will continue so that our COGS will be increasing over the short and long term and why our inventory costs keep rising.” …show more content…
If costs go up, as we are expecting next year, we may want to move to using FIFO. However, if the costs stay as there are now, we will want to stay with the use of LIFO. The LIFO method is described as follows: the income statement reflects a lower income because the COGS are higher and on the balance sheet the inventory value is lowered. The FIFO method is described as follows: the income statement reflects a higher income because the COGS are lower and on the balance sheet the inventory value is
Memorandum
To: Executive Vice President
From: Yvonne Dixon and Teammates
Subject: Last In/First Out (LIFO) versus First In/First Out (FIFO)
Date: February 13, 2012
Executive Vice President, Late last week our team had a team meeting to discuss LIFO versus FIFO methods of inventory for the Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) as to our company needs. This was a very lengthy and well communicated process for our team. I feel that we as a team have worked to give you the best information needed for you to provide to the board. Once this information is gone over by you and the board, you will be able to make the appropriate decision and give us the feedback when you are able to. As we are coming into an economic time period of inflation, it is possible that we may recommend that the company continues to use LIFO so that we continue to reduce our federal and state corporate income tax. This could provide the company with a better cash flow along with having a better profit margin. The question we have researched and discussed was, “Do we think this economic situation will continue so that our COGS will be increasing over the short and long term and why our inventory costs keep rising.” …show more content…
If costs go up, as we are expecting next year, we may want to move to using FIFO. However, if the costs stay as there are now, we will want to stay with the use of LIFO. The LIFO method is described as follows: the income statement reflects a lower income because the COGS are higher and on the balance sheet the inventory value is lowered. The FIFO method is described as follows: the income statement reflects a higher income because the COGS are lower and on the balance sheet the inventory value is