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In 2026, a company has a pretax book loss but recognizes a large deferred tax benefit, resulting in a net loss that is smaller than the pretax loss.
What is the most likely source of this benefit?
- The receipt of tax-exempt interest income from municipal bonds
- The payment of non-deductible fines or penalties to a regulator
- The recognition of a deferred tax asset for a Net Operating Loss (NOL)
- A decrease in the enacted corporate tax rate applied to future taxable years
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