Unlock document.
This document is partially blurred.
Unlock all pages and 1 million more documents.
Get Access
Luda Kaletin
Brief #1
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) released a proposed update
relating to Income Taxes (Topic 740)-Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The
codifications included in this proposed amendment section include changes in recognition
(ASC740-10-25), where the amendment of guidance clarifies when to recognize a step
up in goodwill would be originally recognized and be considered a separate transaction.
The initial measurement section (ASC740-10-30 and ASC740-270-30) will also be
affected in terms of amendment, which indicates that an entity is not obligated to allocate
the current/differed tax expense to other entities that are not subject to tax, while also
removing the exception for the calculation of interim period losses that exceed the
