2. The Determinants of the FIFO/LIFO Choice
Current research is devoted to analyze the determinants behind LIFO choice. As commonly discussed, reducing
tax is the most important incentive for many firms, especially large ones, to adopt LIFO inventory accounting
system. Meanwhile, it was found that even though the tax saving benefit is obvious, companies remain reluctant
to adopt LIFO inventory accounting choice implying that the potential non-tax reasons may force managers to
balance the tax benefit with the cost incurred from shifting to the LIFO from the FIFO accounting choice.