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Deferred Tax Expense

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Deferred tax expense
A non-cash expense that provides a source of free cash flow. Amount allocated during the period to cover tax liabilities that have not yet been paid.

Deferred Tax Expense
Money that an individual or company owes for taxes but has not yet paid. Deferred tax expenses are placed aside and kept until the company or individual pays taxes, either once per quarter or once per year. Deferred tax expenses are most common for corporations and independent contractors who do not have their taxes deducted from their cash inflows.


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He also pointed out that during the tax exemption period, deferred tax accounting issues also arise and at times companies incorrectly do not account for the deferred tax expenses during the tax holiday period.
Deferred tax expense is an income statement term used to refer to the difference between the deferred tax assets and liabilities between the beginning and end of an accounting period when the deferred liabilities are greater than the deferred assets, or when there is a net decrease in deferred tax assets.
Unlike FAS 109, changes in deferred tax assets or liabilities will not be reported in the income statement as a deferred tax expense or benefit.
 
 
 
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