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Income taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Income taxes
NOTE 19 – Income taxes:
In the second quarter of
2019
, Teva recognized a tax benefit of $179 million, or 21%, on
pre-tax
loss of $850 million. In the second quarter of
2018
, Teva recognized a tax benefit of $76 million, or 30%, on
pre-tax 
loss of $250 million. Teva’s tax rate for the second quarter of
2019
was mainly affected by impairments, amortization and interest disallowance as a result of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
In the first six months of
2019
, Teva recognized a tax benefit of $170 million, or 18%, on pre-tax loss of $934 million. In the first six months of
2018
, Teva recognized a tax benefit of $30 million on pre-tax income of $1,004 million. Teva’s tax rate for the first six months of
2019
was mainly affected by impairments, amortization and interest disallowance as a result of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The statutory Israeli corporate tax rate is 23% in 2019. Teva’s tax rate differs from the Israeli statutory tax rate, mainly due to generation of profits in various jurisdictions in which tax rates are different than the Israeli tax rate, tax benefits in Israel and other countries.