“…Beaver and Dukes (1972) are among the first to pioneer a study proposing that deferred tax items may be value relevant for investors. Some studies examine the relevance of the timing of the reversal of differences between accounting and taxation regulations that give rise to deferred taxes (Amir et al, 1997;Barth, 2000;Citron, 2001;Chaney and Jeter, 1994;Chang et al, 2009;Sansing, 2000, 2004;Lynn et al, 2008;Wong et al, 2011;Hanlon et al, 2014;Hennig et al, 2010Hennig et al, , 2013. Amir et al (1997) classify deferred tax components into seven categories: depreciation and amortization; losses and credits carried forward; restructuring charges; environmental charges; employee benefits; valuation allowance required; and all other components.…”