Accounting method services

The process of selecting appropriate accounting methods can be overwhelming - especially considering the need to manage taxable income for broader attribute management. The vast range of methods and elections available today, coupled with the resource constraints companies face, often result in a company using unfavorable accounting methods and leaving both permanent and temporary tax savings on the table. Companies should regularly evaluate their accounting methods and elections to meet their overall tax objectives. This review will allow companies to identify planning opportunities at the earliest time possible.

Why should you consider an accounting method study?

An accounting method study may identify opportunities to defer income or accelerate deductions to reduce cash taxes and improve cash flow, or to accelerate income and defer deductions when those results may be beneficial, such as when tax rates may increase or additional income may result in permanent tax benefits from the interaction of accounting methods and other tax rules.

How can PwC help?

Companies should regularly evaluate their accounting methods for tax purposes, identify planning opportunities and exposure items at the earliest possible time, and take corrective action. Through analysis of several categories of items, including timing of income and deductions, cost capitalization issues and other accounting method issues, companies can evaluate their ability to utilize, change to, or adopt advantageous accounting methods.

PwC’s Accounting Methods team can help your company understand the impact of business decisions on accounting methods and inventory calculations − and the impact of accounting methods and inventory calculations on your business..

We can help you with

  • Increasing cash flow and deferring income taxes by implementing more favorable, allowable elections and methods

  • Taking a fresh look at your tax position to better understand opportunities and exposures

  • Reducing potential IRS audit adjustments by bringing improper methods of accounting into compliance

  • Identifying new opportunities that may have arisen due to law change or change in IRS positions/policies

  • Simplifying calculations to free up important financial accounting and tax department resources

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Accounting Method Studies

PwC works with companies to analyze the methods used to determine the timing of income and expense recognition (e.g., revenue, deductions, cost capitalization and recovery, inventory, leases) and identify beneficial accounting methods based on the client’s specific facts and desired tax objectives.

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