LIFO Liquidation

Hi Guys, Just a quick question on liquidation. I read that the liquidation (over a period of rising prices) will cause taxes to rise as you pay more tax on the higher gross profit earned. However I thought that items are taxed based on their balance sheet value and future economic benefit-- or is this only for long lived asset with depreciation? Thanks

Profits are taxed based on revenues less costs.

If costs are lower (as in a LIFO liquidation), profits are higher, so taxes are higher.