The new tax law requires the firm to write down the value of its enormous
cache of deferred tax assets, generated during that period of losses.
Several of Canada's biggest lenders have indicated they expect to record a write down to reduce the
value of deferred tax assets already held on company balance sheets as a result of tax changes under U.S. President Donald Trump, but expect a lift to earnings in the long term.
But in the important area of capital, this would be unlikely to hurt Citi, because international bank capital rules disqualify all but a small
portion of the deferred tax asset for regulatory purposes.
Net profit included a writedown of 2.865 billion Swiss francs in the fourth
quarter of deferred tax assets due to the introduction a new tax cuts and the jobs act in the United States.
The No. 1 U.S. mortgage financing company swung back from a net loss of $ 6.53 billion in the fourth quarter due to a $ 9.9 billion
writedown of its deferred tax assets tied to the sweeping federal tax...
Net profit attributable to SES shareholders of EUR 98.2 million (Q1 2017: EUR 128.4 million) included a positive tax contribution related to the
recognition of a deferred tax asset following the entry into service of SES - 16 / GovSat - 1 which is not expected to repeat.
This gave rise to a $ US230 million write - down of the value
of deferred tax assets in its North American Operations There was a further $ US700 million impairment charge on an increase in the long - term combined ratio assumption for North America.
The sale price also should give the bank an opportunity to tap into its $ 50 billion or
so of deferred tax assets accumulated from losses during and after the crisis, and which can be used as long as U.S. - based businesses turn a profit.
The company took a charge of $ 873 million, or $ 0.82 per share, stemming from the provisions of the new tax laws, which included deemed repatriation tax on foreign earnings and
revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The price of Scottish Re drifted down, until August 3, 2006, when they announced second quarter earnings, reporting a huge loss, writing off a large
portion of their deferred tax assets, and the stock price dropped 75 % in one day.
While the new law is expected to be a long - term positive for most companies, several announced they would have to take one - time charges because the lower rate reduced the value
of their deferred tax assets, which represent taxes already paid.
Several of Canada's lenders with U.S. exposure have indicated they expect to record a writedown in the first quarter to reduce the value
of deferred tax assets, but are expecting a long - term, sustainable boost to their earnings from the tax cut.
The reform to the tax system signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22 will force the British lender to reduce the value
of its deferred tax assets, prompting it to take a one - off charge in its results for the 12 months to the end of December.
The reform to the tax system signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22 will force the British lender to reduce the value of its deferred tax assets
As Stuart mentioned, we reversed $ 403 million
of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the second quarter of 2012.
Citi took a $ 22 billion accounting hit and reported an $ 18.3 billion loss for the fourth quarter of 2017, reflecting a reduction in the value
of deferred tax assets.
Oversimplifying, that means excluding unrealized gains in its bond portfolio and excluding the value
of its deferred tax asset (because of historical losses, AIG won't be a cash taxpayer for years).
Are you going to be able to use
all of your deferred tax assets?