v3.19.2
income taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
income taxes  
income taxes

10     income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months

 

Six months

Periods ended June 30 (millions)

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

Current income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the current reporting period

 

$

71

 

$

139

 

$

197

 

$

283

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

 

(1)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(1)

 

 

(8)

 

 

 

70

 

 

131

 

 

196

 

 

275

Deferred income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arising from the origination and reversal of temporary differences

 

 

83

 

 

 6

 

 

114

 

 

13

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

 

(121)

 

 

 —

 

 

(121)

 

 

 —

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

 

(1)

 

 

 8

 

 

(1)

 

 

 8

 

 

 

(39)

 

 

14

 

 

(8)

 

 

21

 

 

$

31

 

$

145

 

$

188

 

$

296

 

Our income tax expense and effective income tax rate differ from those calculated by applying the applicable statutory rates for the following reasons:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three-month periods ended June 30 ($ in millions)

    

2019

    

2018

 

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

 

$

147

 

26.7

%  

$

147

    

27.2

%

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

 

(121)

 

(22.0)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

 

(2)

 

(0.3)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

 7

 

1.2

 

 

(2)

 

(0.5)

 

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

$

31

 

5.6

%  

$

145

 

26.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-month periods ended June 30 ($ in millions)

 

2019

 

2018

 

Income taxes computed at applicable statutory rates

 

$

308

 

26.9

%

$

299

 

27.1

%

Revaluation of deferred income tax liability to reflect future income tax rates

 

 

(121)

 

(10.6)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

Adjustments recognized in the current period for income taxes of prior periods

 

 

(2)

 

(0.2)

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

Other

 

 

 3

 

0.3

 

 

(3)

 

(0.4)

 

Income tax expense per Consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income

 

$

188

 

16.4

%  

$

296

 

26.7

%