Which of the Following Statements Best Describes Considerations Regarding a Company's

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes considerations regarding a company's tax expense that may be made by users of GAAP financial statements?

• A)The breakdown of tax expense between current and deferred may provide useful information regarding the comparison of tax burdens between companies.
• B)An analysis of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is often a better approach to comparing operating results of two companies.
• C)One-time effects within a company's effective tax rate should be removed before comparing effective tax rates across companies (or across years for the same company).
• D)All the above observations are correct.

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