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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Taxes |
21. | Income Taxes
Teekay and a majority of its subsidiaries are not subject to income tax in the jurisdictions in which they are incorporated because they do not conduct business or operate in those jurisdictions. However, among others, the Company’s Australian ship-owing subsidiaries and its Norwegian subsidiaries are subject to income taxes. The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessels and equipment |  |  | 76,582 |  |  |  | 2,182 |
Tax losses carried forward (1) |  |  | 380,299 |  |  |  | 286,499 |
Other |  |  | 95,312 |  |  |  | 97,945 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 552,193 |  |  |  | 386,626 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vessels and equipment |  |  | 60,776 |  |  |  | 122,263 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 24,918 |  |  |  | 31,077 |
Other |  |  | 45,624 |  |  |  | 2,900 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 131,318 |  |  |  | 156,240 |
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 420,875 |  |  |  | 230,386 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (398,559 | ) |  |  | (213,385 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  |  | 22,316 |  |  |  | 17,001 |
(1) | Substantially all of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards of $1.27 billion relate to its Australian ship-owning subsidiaries and its Norwegian subsidiaries. These net operating loss carryforwards are available to offset future taxable income in the respective jurisdictions, and can be carried forward indefinitely.
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
|  | Year Ended |  |  | Year Ended |  |  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | December 31, 2009 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |  |  | $ |
Current |  |  | (6,768 | ) |  |  | (13,129 | ) |  |  | (28,312 | )
Deferred |  |  | 2,478 |  |  |  | 19,469 |  |  |  | 5,423 |
Income tax (expense) recovery |  |  | (4,290 | ) |  |  | 6,340 |  |  |  | (22,889 | )
The Company operates in countries that have differing tax laws and rates. Consequently, a consolidated weighted average tax rate will vary from year to year according to the source of earnings or losses by country and the change in applicable tax rates. Reconciliations of the tax charge related to the relevant year at the applicable statutory income tax rates and the actual tax charge related to the relevant year are as follows:
|  | Year Ended |  |  | Year Ended |  |  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | December 31, 2009 |
|  | $ |  |  | $ |  |  | $ |
Net (loss) income before taxes |  |  | (382,431 | ) |  |  | (172,975 | ) |  |  | 232,666 |
Net (loss) income not subject to taxes |  |  | (351,773 | ) |  |  | (416,684 | ) |  |  | 550,299 |
Net (loss) income subject to taxes |  |  | (30,658 | ) |  |  | 243,709 |  |  |  | (317,633 | )
At applicable statutory tax rates |  |  | (8,987 | ) |  |  | 57,737 |  |  |  | (89,395 | )
Permanent and currency differences |  |  | (172,368 | ) |  |  | (104,514 | ) |  |  | 109,857 |
Adjustments to valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions |  |  | 179,675 |  |  |  | 40,863 |  |  |  | 1,623 |
Other |  |  | 5,970 |  |  |  | (425 | ) |  |  | 804 |
Tax expense (recovery) related to the current year |  |  | 4,290 |  |  |  | (6,340 | ) |  |  | 22,889 |
The following is a roll-forward of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, recorded in other long-term liabilities, from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011:
|  | 2011 $ |  |  | 2010 $ |  |  | 2009 $ |
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at January 1 |  |  | 45,302 |  |  |  | 40,943 |  |  |  | 17,296 |
Increase for positions taken in prior years |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 4,037 |  |  |  | — |
Increase for positions related to the current year |  |  | 3,308 |  |  |  | 8,979 |  |  |  | 27,552 |
Decreases for positions taken in prior years |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,557 | ) |  |  | (3,905 | )
Decreases related to statute of limitations |  |  | (8,889 | ) |  |  | (4,100 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance of unrecognized tax benefits as at December 31 |  |  | 39,804 |  |  |  | 45,302 |  |  |  | 40,943 |
The majority of the net decrease for positions for the year ended December 31, 2011 relates to potential tax on freight income. The Company does not presently anticipate such uncertain tax positions will significantly increase or decrease in the next 12 months; however, actual developments could differ from those currently expected. The tax years 2007 through 2010 remain open to examination by some of the major taxing jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to tax. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits are included in the roll-forward schedule above and are approximately $1.8 million in 2011, $1.2 million in 2010 and $8.5 million in 2009.

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