26 U.S.C. § 471 — General rule for inventories
submitted 72 years ago by ch. 736 to r/title-26-INTERNAL-REVENUE-CODE · 441 words · no verdicts yet
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Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary* the use of inventories is necessary in order clearly to determine the income of any taxpayer*, inventories shall be taken by such taxpayer on such basis as the Secretary may prescribe as conforming as nearly as may be to the best accounting practice in the trade or business* and as most clearly reflecting the income.
A method of determining inventories shall not be treated as failing to clearly reflect income solely because it utilizes estimates of inventory shrinkage that are confirmed by a physical count only after the last day of the taxable year* if—
the taxpayer normally does a physical count of inventories at each location on a regular and consistent basis, and
the taxpayer makes proper adjustments to such inventories and to its estimating methods to the extent such estimates are greater than or less than the actual shrinkage.
In the case of any taxpayer (other than a tax shelter prohibited from using the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting under section 448(a)(3)) which meets the gross receipts test of section 448(c) for any taxable year—
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year, and
the taxpayer’s method of accounting for inventory for such taxable year shall not be treated as failing to clearly reflect income if such method either—
treats inventory as non-incidental materials and supplies, or
conforms to such taxpayer’s method of accounting reflected in an applicable financial statement of the taxpayer with respect to such taxable year or, if the taxpayer does not have any applicable financial statement with respect to such taxable year, the books and records of the taxpayer prepared in accordance with the taxpayer’s accounting procedures.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “applicable financial statement” has the meaning given the term in section 451(b)(3).
In the case of any taxpayer which is not a corporation* or a partnership*, the gross receipts test of section 448(c) shall be applied in the same manner as if each trade or business of such taxpayer were a corporation or partnership.
Any change in method of accounting made pursuant to this subsection shall be treated for purposes of section 481 as initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Secretary.
For rules relating to capitalization of direct and indirect costs of property, see section 263A.
Source credit: (Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 159; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 99–514, title VIII, § 803(b)(4), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2356; Pub. L. 105–34, title IX, § 961(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 891; Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 13102(c), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2103.)
- 1954Enacted · Act of Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
- 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-455 · 90 Stat. 1834
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-514 · 100 Stat. 2356
- 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-34 · 111 Stat. 891
- 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-97 · 131 Stat. 2103
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 736 on 1954-08-16.
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