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CFA Tax Terms
CFA Tax Terms
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Finance
Graduate
02/19/2012

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Taxable income
Definition
Income subject to tax based on the tax return
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Taxes payable
Definition
The tax liability on the balance sheet caused by taxable income. Also known as current tax expense.
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Income tax paid
Definition
The actual cash flow for income taxes including payments or refunds from other years.
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Tax loss carryforward
Definition
A current or past loss that can be used to reduce taxable income (thus, taxes payable) in the future. Can result in a deferred tax asset.
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Tax base
Definition
Net amount of an asset or liability used for tax reporting purposes.
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Accounting profit
Definition
Pretax financial income based on financial accounting standards. Also known as income before tax and earnings before tax (EBT).
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Income tax expense
Definition

Expense recognized in the income statement that includes taxes payable and changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities (DTA and DTL).

 

 = taxes payable + change(DTL) - change(DTA)

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Deferred tax liabilities
Definition
Balance sheet amounts that result from an excess of income tax expense over taxes payable that are expected to result in future cash outflows.
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Deferred tax assets
Definition
Balance sheet amounts that result from an excess of taxes payable over income tax expense that are expected to be recovered from future operations. Can also result from tax loss carryforwards.
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Valuation allowance
Definition
Reduction of deferred tax assets based on the likelihood the assets will not be realized.
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Carrying value
Definition
Net balance sheet value of an asset or liability.
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Permanent difference
Definition
A difference between taxable income (tax return) and pretax income (income statement) that will not reverse in the future.
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Temporary difference
Definition
A difference between the tax base and the carrying value of an asset or liability that will result in either taxable amounts or deductible amounts in the future.
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