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business and finance debt factoring and invoice discountingIs FIFO the same for periodic and perpetual?
Perpetual FIFO. The end result under perpetual FIFO is the same as under periodic FIFO. In other words, the first costs are the same whether you move the cost out of inventory with each sale (perpetual) or whether you wait until the year is over (periodic).
Likewise, what is the difference between periodic and perpetual?
The periodic system relies upon an occasional physical count of the inventory to determine the ending inventory balance and the cost of goods sold, while the perpetual system keeps continual track of inventory balances. There are a number of other differences between the two systems, which are as follows: Accounts.
Herein, which inventory system is better perpetual or periodic?
Perpetual inventory systems involve more record-keeping than periodic inventory systems, which takes place using specialized, automated software. Every inventory item is kept on a separate ledger. These inventory ledgers contain information on the item's cost of goods sold, purchases and inventory on hand.
Under the periodic inventory system, all purchases made between physical inventory counts are recorded in a purchases account. When a physical inventory count is done, the balance in the purchases account is then shifted into the inventory account, which in turn is adjusted to match the cost of the ending inventory.