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(P) December 16, 2026; (N) December 16, 2026805-10-65-5The entity that obtains control of the acquiree.See paragraphs 805-10-25-4805-10-25-5 for guidance on determining the acquirer.\"><span>acquirer</span></a> reduces its <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> for deferred tax assets as a result of a <a href=\"/glossary/b/#business-combination\" class=\"term\" title=\"A transaction or other event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses. Transactions sometimes referred to as true mergers or mergers of equals also are business combinations. See also Acquisition by a Not-for-Profit Entity.\"><span>business combination</span></a>. Paragraph <a href=\"/asc/740/10/#740-10-50-9\" class=\"xref\">740-10-50-9(h)</a> requires disclosure of adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balance of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related <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> in future years. <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_803C2D58-6E92-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">That would include, for example, any <a href=\"/glossary/a/#acquisition-date\" class=\"term\" title=\"The date on which the acquirer obtains control of the acquiree.\"><span>acquisition-date</span></a> income tax benefits or expenses recognized from changes in the acquirer's valuation allowance for its previously existing deferred tax assets as a result of a business combination. </span></span></div></div>","snippet":"Paragraph 805-740-30-3 describes a situation where an acquirer reduces its valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as a result of a business combination. 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