Analyzing and Interpreting Income Tax Footnote The following is an excerpt from Walmarts 2015 Form 10-K. A
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Analyzing and Interpreting Income Tax Footnote The following is an excerpt from Walmart’s 2015 Form 10-K.
A summary of the provision for income taxes is as follows ($ millions):
Current:
U.S. federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,165 U.S. state and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,529 Total current tax provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,504 Deferred:
U.S. federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (387)
U.S. state and local. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (55)
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (77)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (519)
Required a???? What amount of income tax expense does Walmart report in its income statement for 2015?
b???? How much of Walmart’s income tax expense was determined from the company’s tax returns?
c???? How did deferred taxes affect Walmart’s tax expense for the year?
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Financial Statement Analysis And Valuation
ISBN: 9781618532336
5th Edition
Authors: Peter D. Easton, Mary Lea McAnally, Gregory A. Sommers