Auto Dealerships - Audit Technique Guide - Uncle Fed's Tax*Board
Auto Dealerships - Audit Technique Guide - Uncle Fed's Tax*Board
Auto Dealerships - Audit Technique Guide - Uncle Fed's Tax*Board
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The 1992 LIFO Reserve<br />
Total Current Year Cost $502,000<br />
Less: 1992 LIFO Value <br />
1992 Reserve Addition $9,185<br />
At December 31, 1993, Model Year 1994, the dealership had the following vehicles in ending<br />
inventory:<br />
Extended<br />
Extended<br />
Quantity Model CYC CYC BOYC BOYC<br />
6 Car A $24,000 $144,000 $23,000 $138,000<br />
7 Car B 25,000 175,000 24,000 168,000<br />
10 Car C 28,000 280,000 27,000 270,000<br />
23 $599,000 $576,000<br />
BOYC = Beginning of Year Costs. This is the December 31, 1992, price of the same vehicle<br />
showing in the December 31, 1993, ending inventory.<br />
CYC = Current Year Cost. This is the price at December 31, 1993, of the 1994 Models in the<br />
December 31, 1993, ending inventory.<br />
The 1993 LIFO Index is 1.040:<br />
(TOTAL CYC / TOTAL BOYC)<br />
$599,000 / $576,000 = 1.040<br />
The 1993 Cumulative Index is 1.083:<br />
(1993 LIFO INDEX x 1992 CUMULATIVE LIFO INDEX)<br />
1.040 x 1.041 = 1.083<br />
The value of the 9312 Ending Inventory at Base Year Cost is $553,093.<br />
(1993 CURRENT YEAR COST / 1993 CUMULATIVE INDEX)<br />
$599,000 / 1.083 = $553,093<br />
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