Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.472-4. Adjustments to be made by taxpayer.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 472
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.472-4
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- November 26, 1960 by T.D. 6500
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 472
- Length
- 94 words · about 1 min to read
A taxpayer may not change to the LIFO method of taking inventories unless, at the time he files his application for the adoption of such method, he agrees to such adjustments incident to the change to or from such method, or incident to the use of such method, in the inventories of prior taxable years or otherwise, as the district director upon the examination of the taxpayer's returns may deem necessary in order that the true income of the taxpayer will be clearly reflected for the years involved.
[T.D. 6500, 25 FR 11730, Nov. 26, 1960]
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Issued by T.D. 6500 (25 FR 11730)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Inventories
Nearby sections
- § 1.471-11 Inventories of manufacturers.
- § 1.472-1 Last-in, first-out inventories.
- § 1.472-2 Requirements incident to adoption and use of LIFO inventory method.
- § 1.472-3 Time and manner of making election.
- § 1.472-4 Adjustments to be made by taxpayer.
- § 1.472-5 Revocation of election.
- § 1.472-6 Change from LIFO inventory method.
- § 1.472-7 Inventories of acquiring corporations.
- § 1.472-8 Dollar-value method of pricing LIFO inventories.