Company: STGW
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000876883-25-000024
Chunk: 159

Company: Stagwell Inc
Filing Date: 2025-07-31
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 159
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-tax loss of $5.6 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (78.7)%) primarily due to the tax benefit of the pre-tax loss being more than offset by the current losses subject to valuation allowance, withholding taxes recorded in the period, and a shortfall in deductions for share based compensation expense vested during the period.The Company had income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024 of $1.2 million (on pre-tax loss of $2.8 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (41.8)%) primarily due to the tax benefit of the small pre-tax loss and a small windfall in deductions for share based compensation expense vested during the period, being more than offset by the current losses subject to valuation allowance.The Company had income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024 of $3.8 million (on pre-tax loss of $1.4 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (263.3)%) primarily due to the tax benefit of the nominal pre-tax profit being more than offset by the current losses subject to valuation allowance and a shortfall in deductions for share based compensation expense vested during the period.Subsequent to the end of the second quarter of 2025, on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted by the U.S. government. OBBBA amends U.S. tax law including provision related to bonus depreciation, research and development, and interest deduction limitations. The Company is evaluating the impact of the OBBBA on its consolidated financial statements. We do not expect the OBBBA to have a material impact on our estimated annual effective tax rate in 2025.The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has proposed a global minimum tax of 15% of reported profits (Pillar 2) that has been agreed upon in principle by over 140 countries. Many countries have taken steps to incorporate Pillar 2 model rule concepts into their domestic laws. Although the model rules provide a framework for applying the minimum tax, countries may enact Pillar 2 slightly differently than the model rules and on different timelines and may adjust domestic tax incentives in response to Pillar 2. Accordingly, we have included an estimate of the impact of Pillar 2 in our estimated annual effective tax rate and continue to evaluate the potential consequences of Pillar 2 on our longer-term financial position.On June 28, 2025, The U.S.