Abbreviation: LIFO A method of which the assumption is that the most recently received (last in) is the first to be used or sold (first out).
A method of valuing inventory in which the items acquired last are treated as the ones sold first.
Accounting method of valuing stock issues by first extracting the articles last entered into inventory.
Last-in, first out (“LIFOâ€) is a method of valuing stocks (inventory). LIFO assumes that the last item of stock received is the first to be used.
This refers to a method used to distribute cash value withdrawals for universal life policies where the withdrawals are treated as first coming out of interest and are considered taxable income