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Navigating SSAP 101 Changes. Sue Leonard, PricewaterhouseCoopers November 3, 2011 Tom Gibbons, Pacific Life Steve Beaver, Nationwide. What compromise looks like…. Agenda. Current status Key changes Clarifications pending. Temporary guidance & permanent solution proposed.
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Navigating SSAP 101 Changes Sue Leonard, PricewaterhouseCoopers November 3, 2011 Tom Gibbons, Pacific Life Steve Beaver, Nationwide
Agenda • Current status • Key changes • Clarifications pending
Application of tax loss contingency liability • Assume: • Initial permanent tax benefit = $100 • Probability of liability is “more likely than not”, less than probable
More restrictive guardrails for deferred tax asset admissibility Regulators reviewed 2010 annual statement data and worked with industry to identify reasonable guardrails
Calculating RBC guardrails Interim reporting ratio Adjusted Current Period ExDTA TAC • Total adjusted capital (TAC) based on current quarter surplus with current quarter TAC adjustments less DTA Prior Year RBC
Application of RBC guardrails — life company example Guardrail generally more complicated for interim periods with current data requirement but simplified with use of prior year ACL RBC
Application of statutory capital limitation for deferred tax assets Increasing surplus implies option for companies
Deferred tax liability offset • Consideration of reversal patterns of temporary differences but does not require scheduling beyond that required for company’s valuation allowance analysis • Scheduling dependent on valuation analysis
Next Steps • Q & A • RBC Charge Conclusion
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