Explain why deere & company might resist adopting ifrs

Reference no: EM131410895

The following information was taken from the inventory footnote contained in the 2009 annual report of Deere & Company, the agricultural equipment manufacturer.

Most inventories owned by Deere & Company and its U.S. equipment subsidiaries are valued at cost, on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis. Remaining inventories are generally valued at the lower of cost, on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis, or market. The value of gross inventories on the LIFO basis represented 59 percent and 64 percent of worldwide gross inventories at FIFO value on October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

REQUIRED:

a. Why would a potential investor or creditor who is considering investing in Deere be interested in the difference between LIFO and FIFO inventory values?

b. Explain why reducing certain inventory quantities, valued under LIFO, would increase net income and why an investor would be interested in such a disclosure.

c. Deere's effective tax rate is 34 percent. Approximately how much more income tax would Deere have paid if at the end of 2009 it switched to FIFO for all of its inventory?

d. Explain why Deere & Company might resist adopting IFRS.

Reference no: EM131410895

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