Verizon Communications (VZ) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2013 - 2016)

Verizon Communications (VZ) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 4 consecutive years, with $3.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2016.

• On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 19.51% year-over-year to $3.3 billion in Q4 2016; TTM through Dec 2016 was $3.3 billion, a 19.51% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2016 full-year figure at $3.3 billion, down 19.51% from the prior year.
• Long-Term Deferred Tax was $3.3 billion for Q4 2016 at Verizon Communications, down from $4.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $4.1 billion in Q4 2015 and troughed at $2.3 billion in Q4 2014.
• A 4-year average of $3.1 billion and a median of $3.0 billion in 2013 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
• Across the five-year window, Long-Term Deferred Tax jumped 78.26% in 2015 and declined 19.51% in 2016, its largest moves.
• Over 4 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $2.7 billion in 2013, then decreased by 14.81% to $2.3 billion in 2014, then jumped by 78.26% to $4.1 billion in 2015, then dropped by 19.51% to $3.3 billion in 2016.
• The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $3.3 billion (Q4 2016), $4.1 billion (Q4 2015), and $2.3 billion (Q4 2014), per Business Quant data.