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LIFO Liquidation

A LIFO liquidation is when a company sells the most recently acquired inventory first. It occurs when a company that uses the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory costing method liquidates its older LIFO inventory. A LIFO liquidation occurs when current sales exceed purchases, resulting in the liquidation of any inventory not sold in a previous period.

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