PJT Partners Deck
A company in restructuring gets $100 of debt forgiven. Walk through the three statements, and flag the tax nuance.
Model answer
Income statement: the company records a $100 gain on extinguishment of debt, so pre-tax income rises $100; assume for the simple version it's taxable at 25%, so taxes rise $25 and net income rises…
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