HR 3086 · 97th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to change certain accounting rules related to inventory, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1981-04-07· Sponsored by Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.4242.(1981-08-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to value excess inventory at its net realizable value. Eliminates the qualification requirement for the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method of accounting that a taxpayer use no inventory method for financial reporting or credit purposes other than the LIFO method. Allows a taxpayer who adopts the LIFO method to spread increases in taxable income attributable to such change over a ten-year period.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Democrats