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Essential Utilities WTRG Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Investment Tax Credit
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Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept wtrg:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit.
The source filing: Essential Utilities’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026.
- Filed
- Feb 26, 2026, 3:16 PM EST
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Accession
- 0000078128-26-000050
| Line item | December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Utility plant, principally due to depreciation and differences in the basis of fixed assets due to variation in tax and book accounting | $2,020,858 | $1,820,785 |
| Deferred taxes associated with the gross-up of revenues necessary to recover the effect of temporary differences in rates | 468,647 | 408,624 |
| Tax effect of regulatory assets for post-retirement benefits | 17,932 | 22,151 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 6,883 | 8,486 |
| Deferred investment tax credit | 4,432 | 4,601 |
| Post-retirement benefits | 1,002 | - |
| $2,519,754 | $2,264,647 | |
| Net deferred tax liability | $2,090,120 | $1,831,868 |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
FAQ
- What is Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit of $4.43M in Q4 2025.
- How has Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit decreased by 3.7% year-over-year, from $4.6M to $4.43M.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit has grown at a -5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.74M to $4.43M.
- What does deferred tax liabilities deferred investment tax credit mean?
- This represents the unamortized portion of investment tax credits (ITCs) that are deferred and recognized as a reduction to income tax expense over the life of the related utility assets. These credits are granted by the government to incentivize investment in specific types of infrastructure. The deferral ensures the benefit is shared with ratepayers over the useful life of the asset.
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