Ending LIFO Reserve-Beginning LIFO Reserve=LIFO COGS-FIFO COGS
If LIFO Reserve is no change(Ending LIFO Reserve=Beginning LIFO Reserve),so that no need to adjust the COGS,because the gross profit margin is equal
The difference between the inventory method used for internal reporting purposes
and LIFO is the Allowance to Reduce Inventory to LIFO or the LIFO reserve.
Definition: The LIFO reserve is the difference between the accounting cost of an inventory that is calculated using the FIFO method, and one using the LIFO method. In the typical inflationary environment, the value of a FIFO inventory is higher than the value of a LIFO inventory, so the calculation of the LIFO reserve is:
LIFO Reserve = FIFO Valuation - LIFO Valuation
In a persistently deflationary environment, it is possible for the LIFO reserve to have a negative balance, which is caused by the LIFO inventory valuation being higher than its FIFO valuation.
Since the reason for valuing an inventory using LIFO is usually to defer the payment of income taxes, the LIFO reserve essentially represents the amount by which an entity's taxable income has been deferred by using the LIFO method.
In a deflationary environment, the LIFO reserve will shrink, while the reserve will increase in an inflationary environment. By measuring changes in the size of the LIFO reserve over several periods, you can see the impact of inflation or deflation on a company's recent inventory purchases. This is also a good measure of the extent to which a company's reported gross margin is subject to inflationary pressures.
The use of the term "reserve" in this concept is discouraged, since it implies the recordation of a contra asset against the inventory line item in the balance sheet.
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