Earnings Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Term
Deferred Revenue - Current
Definition
Deferred Revenue – Current represents advances received from customers for goods or services expected to be delivered within the following fiscal year. Since this revenue is considered ‘unearned’, a liability for this prepayment is recorded on the balance sheet until delivery of goods or completion of services. In addition to deferred revenues, companies may refer to this item as customer advances, deferred income or unearned revenue/income.
Term
Deferred Revenue - Long Term
Definition
Deferred Revenue – Long Term represents advances received from customers for goods or services expected to be delivered in greater than one year. Since this revenue is considered ‘unearned’, a liability for this prepayment is recorded on the balance sheet until delivery of goods or completion of services. In addition to deferred revenues, companies may refer to this item as customer advances, deferred income or unearned revenue/income.
Term
Deferred Tax - Domestic
Definition
Deferred Tax – Domestic reflects the portion of a company’s deferred income tax provision attributable to its domestic tax jurisdiction. Deferred tax provisions are established to account for changes in deferred tax asset and liability accounts within a given period.
Term
Deferred Tax - Foreign
Definition
Deferred Tax – Foreign reflects the portion of a company’s deferred income tax provision attributable to non-domestic tax jurisdictions. Deferred tax provisions are established to account for changes in deferred tax asset and liability accounts within a given period.
Term
Deferred Tax - Local
Definition
Deferred Tax – Local reflects the portion of a company’s deferred income tax provision attributable to local tax jurisdictions. Deferred tax provisions are established to account for changes in deferred tax asset and liability accounts within a given period. It does not include deferred provisions for federal or national income taxes.
Term
Deferred Tax - Other
Definition
Deferred Tax – Other reflects the portion of a company’s deferred income tax provision not classified as Deferred Tax – Domestic, Deferred Tax – Foreign or Deferred Tax – Local.
Term
Deferred Tax - Total
Definition
When a company reports its total deferred taxes without any delineation between tax jurisdictions, this amount is classified as Deferred Tax – Total.
Term
Deferred Tax - Total
Definition
Deferred Tax – Total reflects the sum of Deferred Tax – Domestic, Deferred Tax – Foreign, Deferred Tax – Local, Deferred Tax – Other and Deferred Tax – Total.
Term
Deferred Taxes
Definition
Deferred Taxes represents income taxes, accounted for in a company’s net income computation on its income statement, but not affecting the cash flow position.
Term
Defined Contribution Expense - Domestic
Definition
Defined Contribution Expense – Domestic represents funds contributed to benefit plans during reported period.