Note 8 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 8: INCOME TAXES

Kodak’s income tax provision (benefit) and effective tax rate were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor			Predecessor
(in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(52	)	$	(157	)	$	(112	)	$	174
Effective tax rate		(15.7	)%		(32.5	)%		0.0	%		33.3	%
Provision for income taxes		8			51			-			58
(Benefit) provision for income taxes @ 35%		(18	)		(55	)		(39	)		61
Difference between tax at effective vs. statutory rate	$	26		$	106		$	39		$	(3	)

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, the difference between the Company’s recorded provision and the benefit that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0% is primarily attributable to: (1) losses generated within the U.S. and certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which no benefit was recognized due to management’s conclusion that it was more likely than not that the tax benefits would not be realized.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the difference between the Company’s recorded provision and the benefit that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0% is primarily attributable to: (1) losses generated within the U.S. for which no benefit was recognized, offset by income in certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which no provision was recognized due to management’s conclusion that it was more likely than not that the tax benefits would not be realized, (2) a benefit as a result of Kodak reaching a settlement with a taxing authority in a location outside the U.S. related to withholding taxes, and (3) a benefit associated with foreign withholding taxes on undistributed earnings.

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, the difference between the Company’s recorded provision and the benefit that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0% is primarily attributable to: (1) losses generated within the U.S. and certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which no benefit was recognized due to management’s conclusion that it was more likely than not that the tax benefits would not be realized, (2) a provision associated with withholding taxes on foreign dividends paid, (3) a benefit associated with foreign withholding taxes on undistributed earnings, and (4) a provision associated with the establishment of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance outside the U.S.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets outside the U.S. would not be realized and, accordingly, recorded a tax provision of $45 million associated with the establishment of a valuation allowance on those deferred tax assets.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the difference between the Company’s recorded provision and the provision that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 35.0% is primarily attributable to: (1) income generated within the U.S for which no provision was recognized, offset by losses generated within certain jurisdictions outside the U.S. for which no benefit was recognized due to management’s conclusion that it was more likely than not that the tax benefits would not be realized, (2) a provision associated with withholding taxes on the sale of intellectual property, (3) a benefit associated with the tax impact of the goodwill impairment recognized during the six-month period (4) a provision associated with withholding taxes on foreign dividends paid, (5) a benefit associated with foreign withholding taxes on undistributed earnings, (6) a provision associated with the establishment of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance outside the U.S., and (7) changes in audit reserves.