Do Income Tax-Related Deficiencies in Publicly Disclosed PCAOB Part II Reports Influence Audit Client Financial Reporting of Income Tax Accounts?

2015 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 1411-1439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine D. Drake ◽  
Nathan C. Goldman ◽  
Stephen J. Lusch
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Quality Controls ◽  
Valuation Allowance ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Deferred Tax

ABSTRACT Deloitte's 2007 PCAOB Part II report identifies, among other issues, concerns related to the audit firm's quality controls with respect to auditing income tax accounts. We investigate whether Deloitte's actions to remediate the PCAOB's concerns are associated with changes to their clients' financial reporting for income taxes. We find that Deloitte's clients increased the reported valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and increased the reported reserve for uncertain tax benefits (UTBs) in response to increased auditor scrutiny over income tax accounts. Additionally, we find that in subsequent periods, Deloitte's clients report valuation allowances and UTB balances that are not significantly different than other annually inspected auditors, consistent with Deloitte changing the quality controls related to audits of income tax accounts after the failed remediation of the 2007 Part II report.

scholarly journals DEFERRED INCOME TAX: IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND TAX REPORTING (THE PRACTIСE OF UKRAINE AND GERMANY)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (39) ◽  
pp. 138-148
Author(s):  
O. Malyshkin ◽  
S. Rohoznyi ◽  
O. Yarmolitska ◽  
Yu. Ostapenko
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Tax Base ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Deferred Tax Liabilities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Tax Reporting ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Income taxation is typical for most countries with their own peculiarities. In the practice of the Ukrainian enterprises, there is a lack of relationship between accounting and tax accounting to reflect the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability in the reporting. The purpose of the article is to analyze the income tax in terms of its calculation by the international standards and identify key tax differences. The authors proposed to formulate the definitions of the current income tax which should be understood as the amount of income taxes payable (reimbursed) on taxable profit (tax loss) for the period and expenses (income) from income tax which should be understood as the total amount included in the determination of profit or loss for the period in accordance with current and deferred taxes. This interpretation of the definitions will help better understand the concepts in accounting and taxation. The tax base of assets and the tax base of liabilities are given and substantiated. The temporary differences were identified by authors. The example of definition of Deferred tax liabilities and Deferred tax assets, the order of their reflection in the report on financial results (about the total income) and disclosure in the Notes to the financial reporting is considered and analyzed. The impact on the indicators of the Income Tax Return is investigated. There is no direct impact of the amount of the Deferred tax assets / Deferred tax liabilities according to the current algorithm for the object of taxation, which is determined by tax legislation. The conclusions are made about the importance of determining of Deferred tax liabilities and Deferred tax assets, which directly affects the amount of net profit. The result of the study was confirmation of the hypothesis concerning different orientation of norms of the legal documents on the display of information in the forms of the financial and tax reporting. Such differences are related to the different requirement to the reporting by the modern stakeholders. Keywords: income tax, deferred tax, tax asset, tax liability, reporting. JEL Classification M40, М41, М48 Formulas: 0; fig.: 2; tabl.: 5; bibl.: 16.

Unintended Consequences of Linking Tax Return Disclosures to Financial Reporting for Income Taxes: Evidence from Schedule UTP

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 201-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin M. Towery
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Multinational Firms ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
Unintended Effects ◽  
Reporting Requirements ◽  
Reporting Decisions ◽  
Tax Returns ◽  
Tax Benefits

ABSTRACT This study exploits the implementation of IRS Schedule UTP to examine how linking tax return disclosures to financial reporting for income taxes affects firms' reporting decisions. Using confidential tax return data and public financial statement data, I find that after imposition of Schedule UTP reporting requirements, firms report lower financial reporting reserves for uncertain income tax positions, but do not claim fewer income tax benefits on their federal tax returns. The reduction in reserves is concentrated among multinational firms and firms with larger reserves prior to Schedule UTP. These findings suggest that some firms changed their financial reporting for uncertain tax positions to avoid Schedule UTP reporting requirements without changing the underlying positions. In contrast with prior studies, this evidence represents a permanent, rather than a temporary, tax-induced reporting change. My results imply that linking tax return disclosures to financial reporting can have unintended effects on firms' reporting decisions.

scholarly journals Financial reporting on income tax in Serbia and Croatia: An empirical analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 330-340
Author(s):  
Stefan Vržina ◽  
Vladimir Obradović ◽  
Jasmina Bogićević
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Economic Decision Making ◽  
National Environment ◽  
Deferred Tax Liabilities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Relevant Regulation

The paper examines the quality of financial reporting on income tax in Serbia and Croatia in order to determine the extent to which disclosed information on income tax in these countries is useful for economic decision making. The research based on financial statements of listed and non-listed companies for 2016 reveals that disclosed information on the income tax is not entirely in accordance with the relevant regulation. Therefore, there is a significant room for improvement of income tax financial reporting practices in both countries. The quality of disclosed income tax information is not related to the presence of companies in the stock market, as capital markets in Serbia and Croatia do not provide strong incentives for disclosing adequate information on income tax. The research also reveals significant differences in the prevailing sources of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities between Serbia and Croatia, which indicates that the income tax financial reporting is conditioned by the specifics of the national environment.

The Influence of Tax and Nontax Factors on Banks' Choice of Organizational Form

2003 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Hodder ◽  
Mary Lea McAnally ◽  
Connie D. Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Equity Capital ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
Regulatory Capital ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Deferred Taxes ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
State Income ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Tax Loss ◽  
First Time

This paper identifies tax and nontax factors that influence commercial banks' conversion from taxable C-corporation to nontaxable S-corporation from 1997 to 1999, after a 1996 tax-law change allowed banks to convert to S-corporations for the first time. We find that banks are more likely to convert when conversion saves dividend taxes, avoids alternative minimum taxes, and minimizes state income taxes. Banks are less likely to convert when conversion restricts access to equity capital, nullifies corporate tax loss carryforwards, and creates potential penalty taxes on unrealized gains existing at the conversion date. Banks with significant deferred tax assets are less likely to convert, presumably because the write-off of deferred taxes at conversion decreases regulatory capital and exposes the bank to costly regulatory intervention. We also investigate the strategic choices banks make before converting to S-corporations. Converting banks alter their capital structures, deliberately sell appreciated assets, and strategically set dividends to augment net conversion benefits.

scholarly journals Earnings Management Through Deferred Taxes Recognized Under IAS 12: Evidence From Pakistan

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Abdul Rafay Abdul Rafay ◽  
Mobeen Ajmal
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Deferred Taxes ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Operational Activities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Relevant Component

This study examines earnings management through deferred taxes calculated under the IAS 12 and its impact on firm valuation. The literature finds that book–tax nonconformity leads to better earning quality and a greater association between earnings and future expected cash flows. Given that Pakistan is a pioneering implementer of the International Financial Reporting Standards, our hypothesis is that the components of deferred tax disclosed under the IAS 12 provide value-relevant information to equity investors. We divide deferred tax components into three categories: those arising from (i) operational activities, (ii) investing activities, and (iii) financing activities. These are subdivided to ensure that no value-relevant component is aggregated with a nonvalue-relevant component, which might otherwise lead to an information slack. Our sample includes data on shariah-compliant companies listed on the Karachi Meezan Index (KMI-30). We find that deferred tax line items in firms’ balance sheets are reflected in market prices. Investors also tend to treat deferred tax line items (arising from operating, financing, and investing activities) differently. Furthermore, the value relevance is dissimilar for different components of deferred tax. Investors are wary of deferred tax assets and liabilities when pricing and are likely to penalize firms with a higher deferred tax position.

Decomposing Changes in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities to Isolate Earnings Management Activities

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (s-1) ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Phillips ◽  
Morton Pincus ◽  
Sonja Olhoft Rego ◽  
Huishan Wan
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Annual Earnings ◽  
Tax Expense ◽  
Footnote Disclosures

This paper provides evidence on the types of accounts that reveal earnings management activities. We build on Burgstahler and Dichev's (1997) evidence of earnings management to avoid an earnings decline and Phillips et al.'s (2003) findings that deferred tax expense (DTE) can be used to detect such earnings management. In particular, we investigate the relation between changes in annual earnings and changes in deferred tax asset and liability components using data hand-collected from firms' income tax footnote disclosures. Our evidence indicates that changes in the net deferred tax liability (DTL) component related to revenue and expense accruals and reserves can be used to detect earnings management to avoid an earnings decline. In addition, we build on Joos et al.'s (2003) results and partition our sample into firm-years with positive and negative changes in net DTLs and repeat our analyses. In contrast to the Joos et al. (2003) finding that DTE can be used to detect earnings management only for firm-years in which DTE is negative, we find that both subsamples reflect earnings management of revenue and expense accruals and reserves to report earnings increases.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN PERYATAAN STANDAR AKUNTANSI KEUANGAN NOMOR 46 TENTANG AKUNTANSI PAJAK PENGHASILAN DAN UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 36 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG PAJAK PENGHASILAN ATAS PAJAK PENGHASILAN BADAN PADA PT.MEGA JASAKELOLA

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Marcel Letlora ◽  
Jantje J. Tinangon ◽  
Lintje Kalangi
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Method ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
Corporate Income Tax ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Taxable Income ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Accounting For Income Taxes

The application of PSAK No. 46, Accounting for Income Taxes expected to bridge between accounting and tax laws with provisions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the application of PSAK No. 46 and Act No. 36 of 2008 on corporate income tax on PT.mega Jasakelola. The analytical method used is descriptive analysis. The application of PSAK No.46 of research results 46 top corporate income tax has been applied on PT.Mega Jasakelola especially regarding deferred tax, taxable income and tax payable now. Implementation of Act No. 36 of 2008 on income tax on business services is appropriate PT Mega Jasakelola Taxation existing regulations. PT.Mega Jasakelola has implemented reporting income tax on their annual tax return, in accordance with the provisions of this is evidenced by the positive correction done at the expense of the non- taxable.

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