Also below is the estimated 4Q journal entry using the December 31, 2016 amounts and also assuming that 80% (it's probably higher) of the Deferred Income Tax Asset Re Their Pension/Other Postretirement Benefits Total is related to Other Comprehensive Income. This computation also assumes that the Trump Tax Bill does not include a one year delay, which makes little sense and dramatically increases the time necessary for US Companies to make this very involved computation, which must be audited by their external CPA firms.
Deferred | ||
Net | Income | |
Deferred | Tax | |
Income | Assets | |
Tax | Related To | |
Assets | Pensions & | |
(Liabilities) | Other Post | |
Mostly | Retirement | |
US Airlines: SEC SIC 4512 | 12-31-16 | Benefits |
bils $s | bils $s | |
Southwest Airlines | (3.374) | 0.451 |
Delta Air Lines | 3.064 | 5.259 |
United Continental | 0.655 | 1.662 |
American Airlines | 1.487 | 2.901 |
Alaska Air Group | (0.463) | 0.196 |
JetBlue Airways | (1.354) | 0.041 |
Hawaiian Holdings Inc | (0.171) | 0.136 |
Spirit Airlines Inc | (0.308) | |
SkyWest Inc | (0.565) | |
Allegiant Travel Co | (0.075) | |
Total all 10 | (1.104) | 10.646 |
Estimated DTA at 80% (in AOCI) | 8.517 | |
4Q Journal Entry Roughout For All 10 Combined | ||
Deferred Tax Liability(43%X1.104) | 0.475 | |
OCI-Income Tax Expense (43%X8.517) | 3.662 | |
…..Income Tax Expense in Regular Net Income | 4.137 | |
……….(43% X(1.104+8.517)) |
The individual US Company 4Q Regular Net Income Earnings changes are off-the-charts for a clear majority of these 10 US Airline Companies, just like they are for so many individual US Companies in all Other US Industries.