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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
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 |
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Domestic | $2,642 | $2,356 | $2,572 |
Foreign | 5,946 | 6,341 | 5,604 |
Income before provision for income taxes | $8,588 | $8,697 | $8,176 |
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
Year Ended May 31 ($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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Current provision: | |||
Federal | $685 | $5,824 | $655 |
State | 210 | 185 | 180 |
Foreign | 768 | 770 | 1,033 |
Total current provision | $1,663 | $6,779 | $1,868 |
Deferred benefit: | |||
Federal | $338 | $(579) | $(111) |
State | (20) | (18) | (20) |
Foreign | (1,152) | 4 | (177) |
Total deferred benefit | $(834) | $(593) | $(308) |
Total provision for income taxes | $829 | $6,186 | $1,560 |
The provision for income taxes differed from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory rate to our income before provision for income taxes as follows:
Year Ended May 31 ($ in millions) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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U.S federal statutory tax rate | 21.0% | 29.2% | 35.0% |
Tax provision at statutory rate | $1,803 | $2,540 | $2,862 |
Impact of the Tax Act of 2017: | |||
One-time transition tax | (370) | 5,447 | - |
Deferred tax effects | 98 | (638) | - |
Foreign earnings at other than United States rates | (552) | (697) | (918) |
State tax expense, net of federal benefit | 138 | 99 | 105 |
Settlements and releases from judicial decisions and | |||
statute expirations, net | (92) | (176) | (132) |
Domestic production activity deduction | - | (61) | (83) |
Federal research and development credit | (111) | (122) | (89) |
Stock-based compensation | (141) | (211) | (104) |
Other, net | 57 | 4 | (80) |
Total provision for income taxes | $830 | $6,185 | $1,561 |
The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
May 31 (in millions) | 2019 | 2018 |
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Deferred tax assets: | ||
Accruals and allowances | $379 | $397 |
Employee compensation and benefits | 452 | 465 |
Differences in timing of revenue recognition | 225 | 237 |
Basis of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets | 867 | |
Tax credit and net operating loss carryforwards | 2,602 | 1,830 |
Total deferred tax assets | 4,525 | 2,929 |
Valuation allowance | (886) | (916) |
Total deferred tax assets, net | 3,639 | 2,013 |
Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
Unrealized gain on stock | (55) | (55) |
Acquired intangible assets | (681) | (878) |
GILTI deferred | (1,061) | |
Basis of property, plant and equipment an intangible assets | (111) | |
Other | (140) | (34) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,937) | (1,078) |
Net deferred tax assets | $1,702 | $935 |
$ millions | 2016 | 2017 |
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Total deferred tax asset | $4,338 | $3,455 |
Valuation allowance | 815 | 821 |
Required a. Use the four-year average valuation allowance to deferred tax assets (20162019) of 22.55% to adjust the income statement for each of the four years 20162019. 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.
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b. Adjust the balance sheet for each of the four years 20162019. Note: Use a negative sign to indicate a decrease of the balance sheet accounts. Note: Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.
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