LIFO and Income Taxes
Refer to Practice 9 8. Assume that the company has no expenses except for cost of goods sold, the selling price per unit is $5 in each year, and that the income tax rate is 40%. Compute the total amount of income taxes owed for Year 1 through Year 4 assuming that (1) the company uses LIFO inventory valuation and (2) the company uses FIFO inventory valuation.
Practice 9 8
LIFO Layers
The company started business at the beginning of Year 1. Inventory purchases and sales during the first four years of the company’s business are as follows:
|
|
Units |
Cost |
Units |
|
|
Purchased |
per Unit |
Sold |
|
Year 1 |
100 |
$100 |
80 |
|
Year 2 |
150 |
150 |
100 |
|
Year 3 |
150 |
250 |
150 |
|
Year 4 |
200 |
400 |
160 |
Compute the company’s ending inventory as of the end of Year 4. The company uses LIFO inventory valuation.