deferred tax liability
1Deferred Tax Liability — An account on a company s balance sheet that is a result of temporary differences between the company s accounting and tax carrying values, the anticipated and enacted income tax rate, and estimated taxes payable for the current year. This… …
2Deferred tax — This article is about deferred tax as an accounting concept. For deferral of tax liabilities in cash flow terms, see tax deferral. Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual …
3liability — 1) In the broad legal sense, responsibility or obligation. For example, a person is liable to pay his debts, under the law; 2) In accounting, any debt owed by an individual or organization. Current, or short term, liabilities are those to be paid …
4Liability — A financial obligation, or the cash outlay that must be made at a specific time to satisfy the contractual terms of such an obligation. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * liability li‧a‧bil‧i‧ty [ˌlaɪəˈbɪlti] noun liabilities PLURALFORM …
5Tax-Efficient Fund — A mutual fund in which structure and operations are based on reducing the tax liability that its shareholders face. Reducing the tax liability of a fund is done in three main ways: 1. By purchasing tax free (or low taxed) investments such as… …
6Tax expense — At its simplest, a company s tax expense, or tax charge, as it sometimes called, is computed in by multiplying the income before tax number, as reported to shareholders, by the appropriate tax rate. In reality, the computation is typically… …
7Deferred Income Tax — A liability recorded on the balance sheet that results from income already earned and recognized for accounting, but not tax, purposes. Also, differences between tax laws and accounting methods can result in a temporary difference in the amount… …
8Tax haven — A tax haven is a place where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. Individuals and/or firms can find it attractive to move themselves to areas with lower tax rates. This creates a situation of tax competition among governments.… …
9Deferred Long-Term Liability Charges — A collection of future company liabilities that will typically be summed up and shown as one line item on the balance sheet. The charges are most often made up of deferred tax liabilities that are to be paid more than one year in the future;… …
10Deferred income tax — (liability) A liability in the balance sheet representing the additional Federal income taxes that would have been due if a utility had not been allowed to compute tax expenses differently for income tax reporting purposes than for ratemaking… …
