Analyzing and Interpreting Tax Footnote (Financial Statement Effects Template) U
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Analyzing and Interpreting Tax Footnote (Financial Statement Effects Template)
Under Armour, Inc. reports total tax expense on its income statement for year ended December 31, 2010 of $40,442 and cash paid for taxes of $38,773.
The tax footnote in the company's 10-K filing, reports the following deferred tax information.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
(a) Did Under Armour's deferred tax assets increase or decrease during the most recent fiscal year?
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Which of the following best summarizes our interpretation of an increase in the company's deferred tax assets for the most recent year?
Deferred tax assets increased during the year, which means that the company paid more taxes than it reported as tax expense.
Deferred tax assets generally arise when tax deductions are less than tax expense reported in the income statement. Because deferred tax assets increased, we can concluded that tax deductions were greater than expense.
Deferred tax assets increased during the year, which means that the company's taxable income was less than in the prior year.
The tax deferred asset for stock-based compensation increased significantly in the current year which means that the company is currently expensing stock-based compensation for book purposes that will be expensed for tax purposes in future years.
(b) Did Under Armour's deferred tax liabilities increase or decrease during the most recent fiscal year?
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Which of the following statements best describes the reason for the change in deferred tax liabilities during the most recent year?
The deferred tax liabilities increased during the recent year because they paid down their tax liability.
The deferred tax liabilities decreased during the recent year possibly because the company is now depreciating its fixed assets more for GAAP purposes than it is for tax purposes.
The deferred tax liabilities decreased during the recent year as a result of the reduction in its effective tax rate.
The deferred tax liabilities decreased during the recent year because the company's taxable income was less than in prior year.
(c) The company recorded a valuation allowance during the year. This allowance relates to foreign net operating tax losses. Which of the following statements appears to be false regarding the foreign net operating tax losses and the valuation allowance.
The company's tax returns have reported losses in foreign jurisdictions. As of the end of 2010, there were insufficient profits and the tax losses could not be used in the current period.
As of December 31, 2010, the company believed some of the deferred tax assets associated with foreign tax loss carryforwards would expire unused. Therefore, a valuation allowance was recorded against the company's net deferred tax assets.
An increase to a valuation allowance will decrease current year income.
An increase to a valuation allowance will increase current year income.
(d) What proportion of the foreign net operating losses does the company believe will likely expire unused? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)
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(e) Use the financial statement effects template to record Under Armour's income tax expense for the current fiscal year along with the changes in both deferred tax assets and liabilities. Assume that the amount needed to balance the tax transaction represents the amount payable to tax authorities.
Balance Sheet
Income Statement
December 31 ($ thousands) 2010 2009 Deferred tax assets State tax credits, net of federal tax impact $ 1,750 $ -- Tax basis inventory adjustment 3,052 1,874 Inventory obsolescence reserves 2,264 2,800 Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves 8,996 7,042 Foreign net operating loss carryforward 10,917 9,476 Stock-based compensation 8,790 5,450 Intangible asset 372 1,068 Deferred rent 2,975 1,728 Deferred compensation 1,449 1,105 Other 2,709 3,151 Total deferred tax assets 43,274 33,694 Less: valuation allowance (1,765) -- Total net deferred tax assets 41,509 33,694 Deferred tax liabilities Prepaid expenses (1,865) (1,133) Property, plant and equipment (3,104) (5,783) Total deferred tax liabilities (4,969) (6,916) Total deferred tax assets, net $ 36,540 $ 26,778Explanation / Answer
A deferred tax asset is a situation in which the business or the individual has either overpaid the taxes or taxes paid in the advance.
The overpayment of the taxes is generally the assets of the company.
It is given that the net deferred tax in 2009 was $26778 and it is $36540 in 2010.
Hence the deferred tax on asset has been increased by $9762.
Since the company paid $9762 as deferred tax higher than the reported tax liability, it is an asset to the company.
Therefore, it means that the company paid more taxes than it reported as tax expense.
Hence, correct option is A.