Inventory writedown supplier restrictions

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If the business is an adventure or concern in the nature of trade, subsectionВ 10(1.01) requires that the property described in the inventory of the business be valued at the cost at which the taxpayer acquired the property. For information pertaining to 'cost' see В¶sВ 10 to 17 below, and for information pertaining to 'fair market value' see В¶sВ 18 to 21 below. As an exception to this procedure, however, total costs and total fair market values should be the basis of comparison in cases where, although separate fair market values for individual items may be known, only an average cost figure is available. The lower figure for each such item, or each such class of items, should be extended and carried forward in arriving at the total value of the inventory.

In comparing 'cost' and 'fair market value' in order to determine which is the lower, the comparison should be made separately and individually in respect of each item (or each usual class of items if specific items are not readily distinguishable) in the inventory. Subject to the exceptions described in В¶sВ 4 to 6 below, subsectionВ 10(1) of the Act and sectionВ 1801 of the Regulations provide for the following methods of valuing inventory: In computing a taxpayer's income from a business for a taxation year, property described in the inventory of the business must be valued at the end of the year. Methods of Valuing Inventory The basic rule Only where a reliable perpetual inventory system is employed, and then only when it has been periodically verified by reference to actual quantities on hand, will a physical count at the year end not be required. In the usual case, a physical stocktaking should be carried out at the end of the year. Whether goods in transit or goods on consignment are to be included or excluded from an inventory should be decided on the basis of whether or not the taxpayer has title to the particular goods. Usually inventory includes all such materials to which the taxpayer has title, regardless of their location. SubsectionВ 248(1) defines 'inventory' as 'a description of property the cost or value of which is relevant in computing a taxpayer's income from a business for a taxation year or would have been so relevant if the income from the business had not been computed in accordance with the cash method and, with respect to a farming business, includes all of the livestock held in the course of carrying on the business.' See the income tax guide called Farming Income and the current version of IT-526, FarmingВ -В Cash Method Inventory Adjustments for comments on valuing inventory in a farming business.

Discussion and Interpretation Meaning of 'Inventory' It discusses the available methods of valuing inventory, change in the method of valuing inventory, the meaning of 'cost,' the methods of determining cost, and the meaning of 'fair market value.' For a list of other related bulletins, see В¶В 22 below.

This bulletin discusses the rules pertaining to the valuation of inventory for the purposes of computing a taxpayer's income from a business. For example, property described in the inventory of a business that is an adventure or concern in the nature of trade must be valued at the cost at which the taxpayer acquired the property. Other methods of valuing inventory may be available or required depending on the type of business.

Valuation of the entire inventory at its fair market value at the end of the year.

Valuation of each item in the inventory at the cost at which it was acquired or its fair market value at the end of the year, whichever is lower.

In most cases, either of the following two methods of valuing inventory is available: SectionВ 10 of the Act and Part XVIII of the Regulations set out the rules pertaining to the valuation of inventory for this purpose. In computing a taxpayer's income from a business for a taxation year, the value of property described in the inventory of the business at the end of the year must be determined.

This bulletin cancels and replaces Interpretation Bulletin IT-473 dated MarchВ 17,В 1981, and the related Special Release dated AprilВ 30,В 1993. Meaning of 'Fair Market Value' (В¶sВ 18-21).Change in the Method of Valuing Inventory (В¶sВ 7-9).Adventure in the nature of trade (В¶sВ 4-5).

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