Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of gross unrecognized tax benefits
At December 31, 2019, Huntington’s net deferred tax asset related to loss and other carryforwards was $99 million. This was comprised of federal net operating loss carryforwards of $44 million, which will begin expiring in 2029, $40 million of state net operating loss carryforwards, which will begin expiring in 2020, an alternative minimum tax credit carryforward of less than $1 million, which will be fully utilized or refunded by 2022, and a capital loss carryforward of $15 million, which expires in 2022.
Summary of provision (benefit) for income taxes The following is a summary of the provision (benefit) for income taxes:
 
Year Ended December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current tax provision (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
209

 
$
152

 
$
41

State
16

 
20

 
(1
)
Total current tax provision
225

 
172

 
40

Deferred tax provision (benefit)
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
24

 
71

 
151

State
(1
)
 
(8
)
 
17

Total deferred tax provision
23

 
63

 
168

Provision for income taxes
$
248

 
$
235

 
$
208

Reconcilement of provision (benefit) for income taxes ollowing is a reconciliation for provision for income taxes:
 
Year Ended December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Provision for income taxes computed at the statutory rate
$
348

 
$
342

 
$
488

Increases (decreases):
 
 
 
 
 
General business credits
(88
)
 
(80
)
 
(71
)
Capital loss
(62
)
 
(60
)
 
(67
)
Tax-exempt income
(21
)
 
(23
)
 
(31
)
Tax-exempt bank owned life insurance income
(14
)
 
(14
)
 
(23
)
Stock based compensation
(5
)
 
(14
)
 
(13
)
Affordable housing investment amortization, net of tax benefits
70

 
64

 
46

State income taxes, net
11

 
10

 
11

Impact from TCJA

 
(3
)
 
(123
)
Other
9

 
13

 
(9
)
Provision for income taxes
$
248

 
$
235

 
$
208


Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities
The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
At December 31,
(dollar amounts in millions)
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Allowances for credit losses
$
184

 
$
184

Net operating and other loss carryforward
99

 
95

Fair value adjustments
77

 
173

Lease liability
47

 

Purchase accounting and other intangibles
33

 

Pension and other employee benefits
12

 
14

Accrued expense/prepaid
3

 
16

Partnership investments
3

 
5

Market discount
2

 
6

Other assets
3

 
6

Total deferred tax assets
463

 
499

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Lease financing
359

 
262

Loan origination costs
119

 
148

Operating assets
74

 
69

Right-of-use asset
41

 

Mortgage servicing rights
36

 
45

Securities adjustments
11

 
6

Purchase accounting and other intangibles

 
25

Other liabilities

 
2

Total deferred tax liabilities
640

 
557

Net deferred tax (liability) asset before valuation allowance
(177
)
 
(58
)
Valuation allowance
(6
)
 
(6
)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset
$
(183
)
 
$
(64
)