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Tax Accounting A Regulatory & Tax Perspective John Niemiec, Director , Deloitte Tax LLP Hubert Kicken, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP November 2015

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Tax AccountingA Regulatory & Tax Perspective

John Niemiec, Director, Deloitte Tax LLPHubert Kicken, Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP

November 2015

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Agenda

• Introduction to U.S. Capital Regulations• U.S. Basel III final rules: Summary• DTA: Capital treatment under Basel III• DTA / NOL Planning Considerations• Practical Implications for Tax Professionals • Question and Answer

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Introduction to U.S. Capital Regulations

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• Sets risk and capital management requirements stipulating banks hold sufficientcapital reserves consistent with their risk profile.

• Rules were initially developed in 1988 and have since been implemented (arebeing implemented) in most countries, placing internationally active banks oncomparable footing with respect to capital requirements.

• The Basel Accord was formed from guidance provided by the Basel Committeeon Banking Supervision (BCBS)− Consists of central-banks and banking supervisors of the group of G10

countries (now expanded to G20 countries)− Looks to promote safety and soundness within the global banking system;

formulates broad supervisory standards and guidelines, and recommendsleading practices

− Expects that authorities of individual member countries will take steps toimplement standards and guidelines through national systems; thus, rules aresomewhat different across jurisdictions, particularly between US and EU

Basel Regulation: Introduction

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• The U.S. Basel III rules (finalized in early 2013), comprehensively overhaul theregulatory capital framework for banking organizations

• The U.S. Basel III final rules are generally aligned with the Basel Committee onBanking Supervision (BCBS) guidance - with differences primarily resulting fromDodd-Frank Act provisions

• Rules effective for the larger US banking institutions as of Jan 1, 2014 and forsmaller banks as of Jan 1 2015

Basel III: A significant milestone for U.S. banks

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• All U.S. banks were operating under Basel I regime• In U.S., Basel II was applicable to the largest banks only• The Basel III regulations, not only make changes to Basel II regulations, but also

introduces sweeping changes for the non-Basel II banks

Basel III: A significant milestone for U.S. banks (cont.)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

2010:BCBS Basel III guidance issued

Dodd-Frank Act

• Basel III NPR (capital, standardized, advanced)

• Market risk final rule

• Basel III final rule (capital, standardized, advanced)

• Market risk NPR• Supplementary

leverage ratio NPR

1989 1997 2007

U.S. Basel I ruleU.S. Basel II rule

2004:BCBS Basel IIguidance

1996:BCBS market riskguidance

1988:BCBS Basel Iguidance

U.S. market risk rule

• Liquidity Coverage Ratio introduced

2013:BCBS Basel III rules finalized

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• The safety and soundness objectives of Basel regulations are achieved through three mutually reinforcing pillars

Basel Capital Adequacy Framework

Pillar 1 Pillar 2 Pillar 3

Minimum Capital Requirements Supervisory Review Market Discipline

• (Tier1 & Tier 2 Capital)/ (Risk-Weighted Assets) >= Minimum Capital (8%)

• Includes Credit, Market, and Operational risks

• Capital calculation is based on a combination of internally estimated inputs and Supervisory formula

• Increased reliance on internal processes and data

• Bank’s to have an internal estimate of capital adequacy, covering all applicable risks, over and beyond the minimum capital requirements (ICAAP)

• Supervisors to evaluate each bank’s overall risk profile as well as its risk management and internal control processes

• Expectation is to hold capital beyond the minimum required

• Stress testing

• Mandates a common set of minimum disclosure requirements intended to improve transparency

• Broad range of quantitative and qualitative information covering various aspects

• While a bank may not be subject to U.S. Pillar 3 requirements, it still may be subject to other U.S. Basel III reporting requirements

Basel Accord

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• Banks are required to maintain a minimum amount of Regulatory Capital relative to its Risk Weighted Assets (RWA)

Minimum Capital Requirements

÷ ≥

Market Risk RWA (if applicable)

Operational Risk RWA (if applicable)

Risk Weighted Assets (RWA)

Regulatory Capital

Minimum Capital

+ Credit Risk +

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While significant, Basel III is part of the larger regulatory effort to overhaulrisk management

Evolving U.S. banking regulatory landscape

Early remediation

SingleCounterparty

limits

Risk committeeand

governance

Basel III

Volcker rule

Resolutionplan

Stress testingand

capital plan

Liquidityrisk

Disclosureand

reporting

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U.S. Basel III final rules: Summary

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Capital transitions to be completed by 2018; Implementation timelines aremore immediate

Implementation timelines

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Implementation Stage 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018As of 2019

Leverage ratioParallel run

1 Jan 2013 – 1 Jan 2017Disclosure starts 1 Jan 2015

Migration to Pillar 1

Minimum Common Equity Tier 1 ratio 4.0% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%Capital conservation buffer 0.625% 1.25% 1.875% 2.50%

G-SIB surcharge Phase-in 1.0%–2.5%

Minimum common equity plus capital conservation buffer 4.0% 4.5% 5.125% 5.75% 6.375% 7.0%

Phase-in of deductions from CET1 (including amounts exceeding the limit for DTAs, MSRs and financials)

20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 100%

Minimum Tier 1 capital 5.5% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0%Minimum total capital 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%Minimum total capital plus capital conservation buffer 8.0% 8.0% 8.625% 9.25% 9.875% 10.5%

Capital instruments that no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital or Tier 2 capital Phased out over 10 year horizon beginning 2013

Liquidity coverage ratio 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Net stable funding ratioIntroduce minimum standard

Basel III Phase-in ArrangementsAll dates are as of 1st January – shading indicates transition periods

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Basel III replaces Basel I and modifies Basel II

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Basel III – Snapshot and key takeaways

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Basel III strengthens and simplifies regulatory capital structureCapital structure

• CET1 is a new category of capital under Basel III• Most deductions applied to CET1, instead of Tier 1 and Tier 2, increasing the CET1 requirement• Additionally, Tier 1 and Tier 2 are simplified, by eliminating various sub-limits in each; and

eligibility criteria are strengthened

New ratio defined for common equity

Eligibility criteria ismore stringent

Qualifying debt instruments +/- Regulatory adjustments

Tier 2

Qualifying debt instruments

Tier 3

Common equity+/- Regulatory adjustments

Common Equity Tier 1

Qualifying debt instruments

Tier 2

Qualifying debt instruments

Additional Tier 1

Eliminated

Eligibility criteria ismore stringent

Common equity+ Qualifying debt instruments

+/- Regulatory adjustments

Tier 1Adjustments are more stringent and are made directly to common equity, instead of tier 1 and tier 2

8%

6%

4.5%

4%

8%

* Plus:• Capital buffer: 2.5%• Counter cyclical buffer: 0-2.5%• Systemically important financial

institution (SIFI) surcharge: 0-2.5%

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Deferred Tax Assets: Capital Treatment under Basel III

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A series of adjustments and filters are applied to book equity to determine the capital eligible for Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) and other regulatory capital tiers.

Capital deductions and adjustments

• U.S. rules for insurance subsidiaries is very different from international guidance• ^ Standardized approach banks can make a one-time election to opt-out

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• A net DTA is allowed to the extent of the lower of:− 10% of the Total Regulatory Capital− The amount that can be used in one subsequent year

• A net DTA can be reduced by a carryback prior to applying the above limitation• DTAs can generally be netted with DTLs• Certain DTLs in OCI can be either:− Adjusted out of regulatory capital as a net amount with the OCI item− Pulled out of OCI and netted against the DTA

DTA Treatment pre-Basel III

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• DTAs that arise from net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards are fully deducted from CET 1

• DTAs arising from temporary differences that are not absorbed through NOL carrybacks are included in a bucket with MSRs and Equity in Financial Institutions

• DTAs not described above:− Total Limited to 15% of Regulatory Capital− Each item can not be more than 10% of regulatory capital− DTAs not deducted will be risk weighted at 100% through 2018− DTAs not deducted will be risk weighted at 250% beginning in 2019

• Phase-in of the pre-Basel III rules began in 2014

DTA Treatment under Basel III

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• DTLs can be netted against DTAs provided:− DTAs and DTLs that relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority and are

eligible for offsetting− DTLs allocated proportionately between DTA arising from NOLs and DTA

arising from temporary differences• DTLs netted with other assets subject to deduction (Goodwill, Intangibles etc.)

cannot used for netting against DTAs• AOCI adjustments* must be net of associated tax effects

* i.e. unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges for non‐fair value items, changes in fair value of liabilities due to changes in the bank’s own credit risk (for an AOCI opt out bank, all other AOCI adjustments)

DTA Treatment under Basel III (cont.)

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• Institutions may need to consider the amount DTAs from temporary differences in conjunction with MSRs and other Financial Institution Investments

• Move away from DTAs from NOL to other types of DTA• Multi-jurisdictional banks will need to perform netting on a jurisdiction-by-

jurisdiction basis

DTA Treatment under Basel III - Considerations

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• There may be an opportunity to utilize DTAs and expiring NOLs by implementing certain DTA/NOL tax planning.

• These planning approaches may be implemented in the form of:− Certain elections and other miscellaneous items− Accounting method changes− Counterintuitive acceleration of revenue and deferral of expense

DTA/NOL Planning Opportunities

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• A taxpayer may elect to capitalize certain costs in the year they are incurred, as opposed to deducting these costs which may provide an opportunity to increase income for a particular year. Some of these elections include but are not limited to:− Capitalization of employee compensation and overhead under 1.263(a)-

2T(f)(2)(iv)− Capitalization of costs under section 1.266-1 – Under section 266, a taxpayer

may elect to capitalize taxes and carrying charges related to real or personal property.

− Election to capitalize research and experimentation costs under section 59(e)• Other elections and miscellaneous items include:− Electing out of bonus depreciation− Inclusion of disputed receivables in income− Changes to accrued bonus, vacation and sick pay plan

Elections and other misc. items

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Filing a Form 3115, Application for Change in Method of Accounting, for the method changes listed above, may result in an increase in taxable income to offset pre-existing NOLs. An accounting method change can either be classified as an automatic or advanced consent. The following are examples of accounting method changes that may be effectuated by filing a Form 3115:• Automatic method changes:− Direct reallocation method− Full inclusion method− Capitalization of software development costs− Timing of liabilities

• Advanced Consent method changes:− Accrual method to cash method for self-insured medical, worker’s

compensation, and retiree medical benefits− Expense to amortization for certain non-deductible prepaid expenses

Accounting Method Changes

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• Carryback just DTAs, or DTAs net of DTLs

• Two year carryback application (periods used, AMT)

• Blended state tax rates

• State temporary differences

• Intra-entity transfers and the deferred tax impact

• Resolution VAs, APB 23

• Recovery VAs, APB 23

Basel III Marketplace Discussions

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Practical Implications for Tax Professionals

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• Largest financial institutions have been required to do annual “stress tests”− Annual process with the Federal Reserve to determine capital adequacy in

financial institutions under various scenarios− Started in 2009 for the 18 largest financial institutions (originally called SCAP)− In 2013 another 12 financial institutions; over $50B in assets− Capital rules eventually apply to all financial institutions

• Implications for Tax Professionals− Participation in a rigorous process in assembling projections◦ Income statement ◦ Balance sheet◦ Coordination with Treasury, Finance, other parties

− Critical to understand tax related capital calculations◦ Very important to have broader understanding of how certain other items are treated

in the capital calculation and how they relate to tax calculations

CCAR / DFAST Process

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• Implications for Tax Professionals (cont.)− Deliverables◦ Calculation of effective tax rate◦ Calculation of estimated current tax payable◦ Carryback capacity◦ AMT/Business credit limitation

− Estimation of temporary differences and impact on DTA/DTL− Calculation of estimated DTA that may be relevant for capital calculation◦ Grossed up DTA’s / DTL’s◦ Carryback analysis◦ Carryforward identification◦ Allocation of DTL’s to various DTA’s

− Documentation

CCAR / DFAST Process (cont.)

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• Implications for Tax Professionals (cont.)− Other considerations◦ Technology◦ Process integrity◦ Coordination with other reporting◦ Tax return / estimated taxes◦ Required scenarios and timing◦ Role of advisors

• Federal Reserve Methodology− “Black Box”◦ Simplifying tax rate assumptions used◦ Potential distortion of capital levels

CCAR / DFAST Process (cont.)

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GAAP• Heightened expectations• Materiality• Capital ratio disclosures

Regulatory • DFAST / CCAR• Call reports• Legal entity integrity

External Reporting

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