Has anyone built a financial model that incorporates LIFO/FIFO for COGS?
Hey everyone,
I'm working on a long-term financial model and wanted to incorporate inventory accounting using either the LIFO or FIFO method for calculating COGS. I understand the basic conceptual difference, but I’m looking to implement it in Excel in a way that can dynamically adjust as inventory is purchased and sold over time.
Has anyone here built a model that handles this effectively? If so:
- How did you structure the inventory layers?
- How did you link purchases and sales to the respective layers?
- Did you use formulas or VBA/macros?
If you're open to sharing a sample Excel file (with dummy data is totally fine), it would be hugely helpful as a reference.
Thanks in advance!
Posted Jul 6, 2025, 7:35 PM UTC
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