Income Tax Expense, Net

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

6.	Income Tax Expense, Net

NCLH is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, income tax expense, net was $3.2 million, which consists of a one-time expense of $4.2 million due to a change in U.S. tax status from a partnership to a corporation in connection with our recent IPO, a benefit of $5.0 million in connection with our prepayments of debt, and a $4.0 million expense from our U.S. operations.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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