Adjustments for Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance Consider the following income tax footnote information for Oracle for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 (fiscal year 2019). The following is a geographical breakdown of income before the provision for income taxes: Year Ended May 31 (in millions) 2019 2018 2017 Domestic $3,774 $3,366 $3,674 Foreign 8,494 9,058 8,006 Income before provision for income taxes $12,268 $12,424 $11,680 The provision for income taxes consisted of the following: Year Ended May 31 ($ in millions) 2019 2018 2017 Current provision: Federal $979 $8,320 $936 State 300 264 257 Foreign 1,097 1,100 1,475 Total current provision $2,376 $9,684 $2,668 Deferred benefit: Federal Code $483 $(827) $(158) State (28) (26) (29) Foreign (1.645) 6 (253) Total deferred benefit $(1,191) $1847) $1440) Total provision for income taxes $1.185 $8,837 $2,228 The provision for income taxes differed from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate to our income before provision for income taxes as follows: Year Ended May 31 ($ in millions) 2019 2018 2017 U.S federal statutory tax rate 21.0% 29.2% 35.0% Tax provision at statutory rate $2.576 $3,629 $4,088 Impact of the Tax Act of 2017: One-time transition tax (529) 7,781 Deferred tax effects 140 (911) Foreign earnings at other than United States rates ( (789) (995) (1.312) State tax expense, net of federal benefit 197 142 150 Settlements and releases from judicial decisions and statute expirations, net (132) (252) (189) Domestic production activity deduction (87) (119) Federal research and development credit (158) (174) (127) Stock based compensation (201) (302) (149) Other, net 81 6 (114) Total provision for income taxes $1,185 $8,837 $2,228 The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: May 31 (in millions) 2019 2018 Deferred tax assets: Accruals and allowances S541 5567 Employee compensation and benefits 646 664 Differences in timing of revenue recognition 322 338 . Basis of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 1,238 Tax credit and net operating loss carryforwards 3,717 2,614 - Total deferred tax assets 6,464 4,183 all. Valuation allowance - (1,266) (1,308) Total deferred tax assets, net Total 5,198 2,875 Deferred tax liabilities: Unrealized gain on stock (78) (78) Acquired intangible assets (973) (1,254) (1.515) Basis of property, plant and equipment an intangible assets - (158) ver Other (200) ) (48) Total deferred tax liabilities (2,766) (1,538) Net deferred tax assets $2,432 $1,337 GILTI deferred Required a. Use the four-year average valuation allowance to deferred tax assets (2016-2019) of 22.55% to adjust the income statement for each of the four years 2016-2019. Follow Analyst Adjustments 10.3 for guidance in the adjustment process. Note: Use a negative sign to indicate an income statement reversal. Note: Do not round until your final answer; round your final answers below to the nearest whole dollar. 2016 2017 2018 2019 Income Statement Adjustments ($ millions) Income tax expense $ $ $ $ Net income b. Adjust the balance sheet for each of the four years 2016-2019. Note: Use a negative sign to indicate a decrease of the balance sheet accounts. Note: Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar. Balance Sheet Adjustments 2016 2017 2018 2019 ($ millions) Valuation allowance $ Deferred tax assets, net $ $ $ Total assets Retained Earnings
