Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Tax (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following:

Years ended December 31,
 
(in millions)
2019

2018

2017

Current:



U.S. federal
$
141

239

352

State and local
37

37

27

Foreign jurisdictions
93

84

87

Total
271

360

466

Deferred:



U.S. federal
(11
)
(27
)
(320
)
State and local
3

(2
)
(7
)
Foreign jurisdictions
(1
)
3


Total
(9
)
(26
)
(327
)
Total income tax expense
$
262

334

139

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Pre-tax income (loss) was as follows:

Years ended December 31,
 
(in millions)
2019

2018

2017

QxH
$
843

1,062

877

QVC-International
236

200

209

Consolidated QVC
$
1,079

1,262

1,086

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Total income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% in 2019 and 2018 and 35% in 2017, as a result of the following:

Years ended December 31,
 

2019

2018

2017

Provision at statutory rate
21.0
 %
21.0
 %
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
2.9

2.2

1.0

Foreign taxes
1.0

0.8


Write-off of investment and notes of foreign subsidiary
(3.1
)


Valuation allowance
3.2

2.6

1.0

Permanent differences
(0.2
)
(0.2
)
(2.2
)
Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act


(26
)
Investment in subsidiary
0.9

0.6

4.0

Impact of foreign currency tax regulation
(0.7
)
(0.6
)
0.4

Other, net
(0.7
)
0.1

(0.4
)
Total income tax expense
24.3
 %
26.5
 %
12.8
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are presented below:

December 31,
 
(in millions)
2019

2018

Deferred tax assets:


Accounts receivable, principally due to the allowance for doubtful accounts and related reserves for the uncollectible accounts
$
31

29

Inventories, principally due to obsolescence reserves and additional costs of inventories for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986
38

33

Allowance for sales returns
30

31

Deferred revenue
6

15

Deferred compensation
38

39

Unrecognized federal and state tax benefits
13

10

Net operating loss carryforwards
57

49

Foreign tax credits carryforward
43

17

Lease obligations
68


Accrued liabilities
15

33

Other
8

5

Subtotal
347

261

Valuation allowance
(99
)
(64
)
Total deferred tax assets
248

197

Deferred tax liabilities:


Depreciation and amortization
(823
)
(840
)
Lease assets
(66
)

Cumulative translation of foreign currencies
(22
)
(16
)
Investment in subsidiary
(26
)
(41
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(937
)
(897
)
Net deferred tax liability
$
(689
)
(700
)
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the 2018 and 2019 beginning and ending amount of the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(in millions)

Balance at January 1, 2018
$
53

Increases related to prior year tax positions
1

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
(9
)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities

Increases related to current year tax positions
9

Balance at December 31, 2018
54

Increases related to prior year tax positions
9

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
(7
)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities
(4
)
Increases related to current year tax positions
8

Balance at December 31, 2019
$
60