Key Takeaways. Inventory is the raw materials used to produce goods as well as the goods that are available for sale. It is classified as a current asset on a company's balance sheet.
The seller usually seeks to maximize amounts allocated to assets that will result in capital gains tax while minimizing amounts allocated to assets that will result in ordinary income taxes.
I.R.C. § 1060(a)(2) — the gain or loss of the transferor with respect to such acquisition, the consideration received for such assets shall be allocated among such assets acquired in such acquisition in the same manner as amounts are allocated to assets under section 338(b)(5).
There are four different top-level inventory types: raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), merchandise and supplies, and finished goods. These four main categories help businesses classify and track items that are in stock or that they might need in the future.
Class III: Accounts receivables, mortgages, and credit card receivables. Class IV: Inventory. Class V: All assets not in classes I – IV, VI, and VII (equipment, land, building) Class VI: Section 197 intangibles, except goodwill and going concern.
The Inventory Asset account setup would generally look as follows. The Account Type is Other Current Assets. The Detail Type is Inventory. The Name can be anything you would like to assign.