What is Southern Company's deferred tax?

Southern Company (SO) reported deferred tax of $190.00M in Q3 2021.

What does deferred tax mean?

The portion of income tax expense that will be paid or recovered in future years due to timing differences.

Southern Company Deferred Tax increased by 178.8% to $190.00M in Q3 2021 compared to the prior quarter.

StatementIncome Statement

SectionTax

CategoryEfficiency

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2015

Last reportedQ3 2025

A deferred tax expense indicates future tax liabilities, while a deferred tax benefit indicates future tax savings.

Represents the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial...

Standard tax accounting metric; comparable to 'deferred tax provision' at peer firms.

Metric ID: is_msft_deferred_income_tax_expense_benefit

2 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21
Value	-$241.00M	$190.00M
QoQ Change	—	+178.8%

Range-$241.00M – $190.00M

What is Southern Company's deferred tax?: Southern Company (SO) reported deferred tax of $190.00M in Q3 2021.
What does deferred tax mean?: The portion of income tax expense that will be paid or recovered in future years due to timing differences.