The Valuation Relevance of Reversing Deferred Tax Liabilities

2004 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Guenther ◽  
Richard C. Sansing
Keyword(s):  
Discount Rate ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Depreciation Rate ◽  
The Future ◽  
Deferred Tax Liabilities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Tax Depreciation ◽  
Depreciation Methods

This paper compares two attributes of a deferred tax liability (DTL) that arise from differences in book and tax depreciation methods. The first attribute is the effect of the DTL on the market value of the firm. The second is the length of time between when the asset is placed into service and when the DTL associated with that asset begins to reverse. The paper shows that a decrease in the time it takes for the DTL to begin to reverse is neither necessary nor sufficient for the value of the DTL to increase. It also shows that the value of the DTL is not equal to the present value of the future deferred tax expense. The effect of one dollar of DTL on firm value depends only on the tax depreciation rate and the discount rate.

Valuation of the Firm in the Presence of Temporary Book-Tax Differences: The Role of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Guenther ◽  
Richard C. Sansing
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Deferred Tax Assets ◽  
Tax Deductions ◽  
Deferred Tax Liabilities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Future Cash Flows

This study uses an analytical model to investigate the value of the firm when there are temporary differences between when revenue and expense items are recognized for tax- and financial-reporting purposes. The model shows that deferred tax assets and liabilities transform book values of underlying liabilities and assets into estimates of the after-tax cash flows on which the firm's market value is based. The analysis shows that if tax deductions are taken on a cash basis, and if the underlying assets and liabilities are recorded at the present value of their associated future cash flows, then the value of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is their recorded amount, regardless of when the asset will be realized or when the liability will reverse. If tax deductions are not taken when the expenditure is made (e.g., depreciation) or if underlying assets and liabilities are recorded at more than the present value of their associated future cash flows (e.g., warranty liabilities), then the market value of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities is less than their recorded values. The value of the deferred tax account is independent of when that account will reverse.

COVID-19 and deferred tax reversals

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jilnaught Wong ◽  
Norman Wong ◽  
Willow Yangliu Li
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reversal Effect ◽  
Tax Relief ◽  
Deferred Tax Liabilities ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Accounting Reports ◽  
Tax Depreciation

Purpose This paper aims to examine the financial statement impact resulting from the tax depreciation on buildings that was reinstated on 25 March 2020 as part of the New Zealand Government’s coronavirus (COVID-19) tax support package. The COVID-19 pandemic and the tax relief created an accounting response to map the environment to accounting reports, reversing previously recognized deferred tax liabilities and increasing reported income as a result. Design/methodology/approach This is an exploratory and descriptive study to understand the accounting response and impact on companies’ financial statements following a COVID-19 tax relief to support businesses in a dire financial situation as the effects of COVID-19 took hold. Findings First, the accounting response provided the appropriate mapping from the COVID-19 environment to accounting reports. Second, the financial statement impacts are material, especially for companies with extensive holdings of buildings that are held for use. Third, while the accounting relief was immediate, the economic (cash flow) support does not occur until a year later. Research limitations/implications The financial statement impacts are based on a subset of NZX 50 companies with the available information at the time of writing. However, they do not compromise the external validity of the findings because the tax depreciation relief applies to other listed companies, unlisted public and private companies, trust, partnerships and individuals. Practical implications The New Zealand Government could have been more helpful to businesses by allowing an immediate depreciation deduction in the 2020 year as opposed to implementing it from 2021. Further, it could have legislated a backlog depreciation deduction from 2010 – when the depreciation on buildings was disallowed – to 2020. Originality/value This paper documents the evolution of the accounting for deferred taxes when the New Zealand Government withdrew the tax depreciation in 2010, how NZ IAS 12 evolved as a result of that event and now the reversal effect with the reinstatement of the tax depreciation during COVID-19. The paper also blends in the accounting responses and considers whether they are opportunistic or efficient.

Valuation of a Firm with a Tax Loss Carryover

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (s-1) ◽  
pp. 65-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja De Waegenaere ◽  
Richard C. Sansing ◽  
Jacco L. Wielhouwer
Keyword(s):  
Direct Effect ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Real Option ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Book Value ◽  
Future Income ◽  
Tax Benefits ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Deferred Tax ◽  
Tax Loss

This paper examines the effects of a tax loss carryover on the market and book values of a firm's assets. The loss carryover has a direct effect on market value by sheltering future income from tax, and a direct effect on book value due to the recognition of a deferred tax asset. The failure to discount the deferred tax asset to its present value causes the market-to-book ratio of the deferred tax asset to be less than 1. However, positive skewness in the distribution of future taxable income can cause the market-to-book ratio to exceed 1 because the market value depends on the mean level of future tax benefits, while the book value is based on the median level of future tax benefits. The loss carryover also has an indirect effect on firm value in that it induces the firm to exercise its real option to invest early. This reduces firm value before investment takes place and decreases the market-to-book ratio of physical assets after investment takes place.

Buyer and Seller at Odds: The Economic Consequences of Holding Appreciated Assets in a C Corporation

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Gore
Keyword(s):  
Market Value ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Present Value ◽  
The Future ◽  
Economic Reality ◽  
Fair Market ◽  
Stock Acquisition ◽  
Tax Savings ◽  
Fair Market Value

ABSTRACT: A business holding appreciated assets is worth less to its owner if it is held in a C corporation than the fair market value of the assets. This fact arises from the double tax imposed on C corporations. One naive solution to this issue is for the shareholder to structure the sale of the business as a sale of stock in the corporation. What is often overlooked with this suggestion, however, is that the buyer will demand a discount in the price of the business if the deal is structured as a purchase of stock as opposed to a direct purchase of the assets. This economic reality is driven by the fact that the buyer forgoes the future tax savings from the step-up in basis in the appreciated assets of the target corporation in a stock acquisition. To illustrate this economic reality, this case study requires students to determine the present value of the future forgone tax savings to the buyer and to use that information along with the tax consequences to the seller to negotiate a compromise final purchase/sale agreement between the parties.

scholarly journals JUSTIFICATION FOR CHOOSING THE DISCOUNT RATE IN INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Светлана Викторовна Кузина ◽  
Павел Константинович Кузин
Keyword(s):  
Discount Rate ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Investment Project ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
The Future ◽  
Value Of Cash ◽  
Future Value

Статья посвящена вопросам выбора ставки дисконта для приведения будущей стоимости денежных потоков к настоящей стоимости с помощью коэффициента дисконтирования. Целью исследования является анализ и обоснование выбора численного значения ставки дисконта в зависимости от источников финансирования инвестиционного проекта. Авторами приведены практические рекомендации по выбору метода оценки экономической эффективности привлечения инвестиций как для экономически обособленного инвестиционного проекта, так и для инвестиционного проекта, интегрированного в действующее предприятие. Научная новизна полученных результатов заключается в разработке методического подхода к выбору численного значения ставки дисконта для приведения будущей стоимости денежных потоков к настоящей стоимости с помощью коэффициента дисконтирования и к выбору приоритетного метода оценки экономической эффективности для экономически обособленных и интегрированных в действующее предприятие инвестиционных проектов. The article is devoted to the issues of choosing the discount rate for bringing the future value of cash flows to the present value using the discount coefficient. The purpose of the study is to analyze and justify the choice of the numerical value of the discount rate depending on the sources of financing of the investment project. The authors provide practical recommendations on the choice of a method for assessing the economic efficiency of attracting investment both for an economically isolated investment project and for an investment project integrated into an operating enterprise. The scientific novelty of the obtained results consists in the development of a methodological approach to the choice of the numerical value of the discount rate for bringing the future value of cash flows to the present value using the discount coefficient and the choice of a priority method for assessing economic efficiency for both economically isolated and integrated investment projects in an operating enterprise.

Determining the discount rate when evaluating trade organizations: Some features

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
E.A. Grigor'eva ◽  
A.S. Buzhikeeva
Keyword(s):  
Discount Rate ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Additional Risk ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Traditional Approaches

Subject. This article deals with the issues of determining the market value of the trading business, taking into account a number of characteristics. Objectives. The article aims to develop certain provisions of the methodology and practice of evaluating the business of trading organizations, namely, taking into account the additional risk of inventory feasibility when calculating the discount rate. Methods. For the study, we used a systems approach, and the cognition, and economic and analytical research methods. Results. The article presents a three-tiered classification of stocks and a definition of risk based on the criteria for dividing stocks by purpose, degree of implementation, and shelf life in accordance with the scale. Based on the classification, the article offers certain recommendations for determining the discount rate when evaluating trading organizations, aimed at taking into account additional risk. Conclusions. Various evaluation procedures within the framework of traditional approaches and methods in relation to trading organizations do not take into account risk specific to this type of economic activity. The proposed methodology for calculating the discount rate for trade organizations takes into account the features of their functioning.

Earnings Shortfalls and Strategic Profit Allocations in Segment Reporting

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy D. Haight
Keyword(s):  
Firm Value ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Segment Reporting ◽  
Market Responses ◽  
Earnings Components ◽  
The Future ◽  
Earnings Performance ◽  
Profit Rates

SYNOPSIS I examine whether firms strategically classify earnings components when reporting bad earnings news. Specifically, I examine whether firms reporting small earnings shortfalls allocate profits across their business segments in a manner that understates the future implications and within-firm drivers of disappointing earnings performance. I find that firms reporting small earnings shortfalls transfer profits toward segments in which profit rates are more informative for firm value and away from segments that operate in industries with higher frequencies of bad earnings news. In addition, I find that shortfall shifting initially tempers negative market responses to shortfall news, but pricing effects reverse in the months following shortfall announcements. My findings suggest that firms strategically classify earnings components when reporting small earnings shortfalls and that strategic classifications temporarily affect the pricing of shortfall news. Data Availability: Data are available from public sources identified in this paper.

Audit Quality and the Market Value of Cash Holdings: The Case of Office-Level Auditor Industry Specialization

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Bon Kim ◽  
Jay Junghun Lee ◽  
Jong Chool Park
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Cash Holdings ◽  
Market Value ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Value Of Cash ◽  
Office Level ◽  
Industry Specialist

SUMMARY This study investigates the monitoring role of high-quality auditors defined as office-level industry specialists in the stock market valuation of cash assets. We find that the market value of cash holdings is significantly higher for the client of an industry specialist auditor. The marginal value of cash is 34 cents higher for the client of a joint-industry specialist at both the national and city levels than for the client of a nonspecialist. We also find that cash holdings are more closely associated with capital investment and the market value of capital investment is significantly higher when the auditor is a joint-industry specialist. Moreover, we find that the value of cash increases significantly when the client changes its auditor to a joint-industry specialist. Our findings hold even after controlling for the client's governance efficacy and financial reporting quality. Our results provide new insight into the mechanism through which high-quality audits affect firm value: External audits facilitate shareholders' monitoring over managerial cash expenditures, thereby leading market participants to attach a higher value to cash holdings.

scholarly journals The Interactions of Absorptive Capacity, Buffer Inventory, and Toxic Emissions on Firm Value

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1979
Author(s):  
Lik Man Daphne Yiu ◽  
Ka Yui Karl Wu
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Toxic Chemicals ◽  
External Information ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Toxic Emissions ◽  
Organizational Mechanism ◽  
Low Toxic

A significant amount of research has been conducted on the impacts of emissions reduction, absorptive capacity, and buffer inventory on firm performance. According to the resource-based view (RBV), absorptive capacity and buffer inventory are organizational capabilities and resources to create sustainable competitive advantages. Yet, the resource orchestration perspective (ROP) of the RBV emphasizes that firms need to develop a new capability to orchestrate and deploy their existing capabilities and resources. From an organizational learning perspective, firms with the low-level release of toxic chemicals have established a structured system and systematic organizational routines, strengthening their learning capabilities to share and use internal and external information across functional areas for continuous improvements. This study explores and seeks to understand toxic emissions through systematic operational routines as an organizational mechanism. These routines orchestrate and deploy the firm-specific absorptive capacity and buffer inventory to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. We examine the impacts of the absorptive capacity and buffer inventory on firm value in terms of Tobin’s Q, respectively. We also explore how such impacts are moderated by toxic emissions. Our results show that the absorptive capacity significantly enhances the market value of firms. However, the relationship between the buffer inventory and firm value is insignificant. Our additional analyses indicate that the impacts of the absorptive capacity and buffer inventory on the firm value are both significantly positive when firms release low toxic chemicals. Our results further suggest that firms can maximize their market value with a high absorptive capacity, high buffer inventory, and low toxic emissions.

The effect of the 2018 Giro d’Italia on Israel’s tourism firm value

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1070-1083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Nicolau ◽  
Abhinav Sharma ◽  
Tal Zarankin
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Market Value ◽  
The Impact ◽  
First Time

On September 18, 2017, the organizers of the 2018 Giro d’Italia announced that for the first time in its history, this world famous event would begin outside of Europe—in Israel. This article contributes to the literature by taking advantage of this unique opportunity of analysis; in particular, it tests the effect that this announcement had upon Israeli tourism companies’ market value. The results show that on the very same day the announcement was made, there was an increment in the firm value of these companies. We propose a conceptual model and argue that the hype generated helps enhance the country’s image, leading to higher expectations of incoming tourism. This article presents a contribution to the growing evidence regarding the impact of such announcements upon actual market value of tourism companies.

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