The selection by an entity of its company structure, its fiscal year and its method of accounting are the three main mechanisms that a company can employ in performing substantial tax planning, ...

How LIFO and FIFO accounting methods impact a company's inventory outlook Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by Natalya Yashina All companies must determine how to record the movement of their ...

The first-in, first-out inventory (FIFO) system works by assuming that items are pulled out of inventory in the same order that they get put in. Moving older stock first can increase your company's ...

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 ...