Amazon Sees Taxes Hitting 2005 Profit
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Amazon.com(AMZN Quote) said in a public filing that it expects 2005 net income to decline from the $588 million profit it posted in 2004 because of a tax provision.
"We expect net income for 2005 to decline because we expect a tax provision in 2005 rather than the large tax benefit we received in 2004," Amazon wrote in a 10-K statement filed on Friday. Amazon recorded a primarily noncash benefit last year of about $233 million, related mostly to valuing deferred tax assets. "We expect our cash taxes paid in 2005 to be approximately $25 million, compared with $4 million in 2004 and $2 million in 2003," the company said. A Thomson First Call survey was expecting Amazon to post a profit of $451.5 million in 2005. Analysts were predicting the company would earn $1.05 a share before items this year, above the 97 cents a share the company posted a year earlier. Shares of Amazon were recently off 23 cents to $34.68.- Loading Comments...
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