Not exact matches
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...
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 loss was largely due to a $ 916 million impairment charge on its long - lived
assets, stemming both from a major
tax and export dispute between its 64 - per - cent owned Acacia Mining and the Tanzanian government, and the partial
writedown of its Pascua Lama project after the Chilean government ordered it to close all surface facilities.
First - quarter results, however, will be impacted by one - time
writedowns as the banks reduce the value net deferred
tax assets already held on company balance sheets.
Unfortunately, Mr. Krugman's failure to see today's economic problem as one of debt deflation reflects his failure (suffered by most economists, to be sure) to recognize the need for debt
writedowns, for restructuring the banking and financial system, and for shifting
taxes off labor back onto property, economic rent and
asset - price («capital») gains.