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Income tax expense (or benefit) for the year is allocated among continuing operations, discontinued operations, and items charged or credited directly to shareholders' equity.\"><span>deferred tax benefit (or expense)</span></a> that results from increases (or decreases) in the recognized share-based payment <a href=\"/glossary/t/#temporary-difference\" class=\"term\" title=\"A difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability computed pursuant to the requirements in Subtopic 740-10 for tax positions, and its reported amount in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amount of the asset or liability is recovered or settled, respectively. Paragraph 740-10-25-20 cites examples of temporary differences. Some temporary differences cannot be identified with a particular asset or liability for financial reporting (see paragraphs 740-10-05-10 and 740-10-25-24740-10-25-25), but those temporary differences do meet both of the following conditions: Result from events that have been recognized in the financial statements Will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years based on provisions of the tax law. Some events recognized in financial statements do not have tax consequences. Certain revenues are exempt from taxation and certain expenses are not deductible. Events that do not have tax consequences do not give rise to temporary differences.\"><span>temporary difference</span></a>, for example, an increase that results as additional service is rendered and the related cost is recognized or a decrease that results from forfeiture of an <a href=\"/glossary/a/#award\" class=\"term\" title=\"The collective noun for multiple instruments with the same terms and conditions granted at the same time either to a single grantee or to a group of grantees. An award may specify multiple vesting dates, referred to as graded vesting, and different parts of an award may have different expected terms. References to an award also apply to a portion of an award.\"><span>award</span></a>, shall be recognized in the income statement. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"The deferred tax benefit (or expense) that results from increases (or decreases) in the recognized share-based payment temporary difference, for example, an increase that results as additional service is rendered and the…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:8f58f19909b8e0368934d47078d465337d4de055f68473db28c25683642adfb2","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147478702","source_sha256":"4cf17f96997e872cd75b27991ce86d4f55f70bbeaade2f8b22fff18d93282c5c"}},{"citation":"718-740-30-2","para":"30-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_D06000A3-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Subtopic <a altsource=\"GUID-3B0818A8-1B9D-4530-82D4-22D4284B582F.ditamap\" class=\"ditamap\">740-10</a> requires a <a href=\"/glossary/d/#deferred-tax-asset\" class=\"term\" title=\"The deferred tax consequences attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. A deferred tax asset is measured using the applicable enacted tax rate and provisions of the enacted tax law. A deferred tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.\"><span>deferred tax asset</span></a> to be evaluated for future realization and to be reduced by a <a href=\"/glossary/v/#valuation-allowance\" class=\"term\" title=\"The portion of a deferred tax asset for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.\"><span>valuation allowance</span></a> if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Differences between the <a href=\"/glossary/d/#deductible-temporary-difference\" class=\"term\" title=\"Temporary differences that result in deductible amounts in future years when the related asset or liability is recovered or settled, respectively. See Temporary Difference.\"><span>deductible temporary difference</span></a> computed pursuant to paragraphs <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/718/740/#718-740-25-2\" class=\"xref\">718-740-25-2 through 25-3</a></div> and the tax deduction that would result based on the current <a href=\"/glossary/f/#fair-value\" class=\"term\" title=\"The amount at which an asset (or liability) could be bought (or incurred) or sold (or settled) in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.\"><span>fair value</span></a> of the entity's shares shall not be considered in measuring the gross deferred tax asset or determining the need for a valuation allowance for a deferred tax asset recognized under these requirements. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Subtopic 740-10 requires a deferred tax asset to be evaluated for future realization and to be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some port…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:2022e6aa9eb17878d6f4573efbc648293449aa1d2476c89e25fd23c2547a1120","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147478702","source_sha256":"4cf17f96997e872cd75b27991ce86d4f55f70bbeaade2f8b22fff18d93282c5c"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:bb0797c705e6a12a96a0c05d0b0c964a8a3d91be806afa2dc06b045a37f81fbf","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147478702","source_sha256":"4cf17f96997e872cd75b27991ce86d4f55f70bbeaade2f8b22fff18d93282c5c"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:e42050b6755b36b7c5f60d31f1a534859d3b61df82595ff39295ff211e920ab9","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147478702","source_sha256":"4cf17f96997e872cd75b27991ce86d4f55f70bbeaade2f8b22fff18d93282c5c"}},"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:e42050b6755b36b7c5f60d31f1a534859d3b61df82595ff39295ff211e920ab9","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T01:06:35.311Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147478702","source_sha256":"4cf17f96997e872cd75b27991ce86d4f55f70bbeaade2f8b22fff18d93282c5c"}}