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Trane Technologies plc 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 31, 2010)

Filed March 31, 2010For Securities:TT

Summary

This 8-K filing from Ingersoll-Rand plc (later Trane Technologies) reports on the immediate accounting impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Bill of 2010. The legislation, enacted in late March 2010, reduces future tax benefits related to prescription drug expenses for retirees if those expenses are reimbursed under the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy program. While the cash impact will not materialize until 2013, the company is required to recognize a non-cash charge to income tax expense in the first quarter of 2010.

Key Highlights

  • 1The filing announces a non-cash charge of approximately $41 million (or $0.12 per diluted share) in Q1 2010 due to the Healthcare Reform Legislation.
  • 2This charge reflects an anticipated increase in income taxes resulting from changes in the deductibility of prescription drug expenses for retirees under Medicare Part D.
  • 3The impact of this charge was not included in the company's previously communicated 2010 earnings outlook.
  • 4The actual cash impact of the legislation, in the form of higher income taxes paid, is expected to begin in 2013.
  • 5The company, Ingersoll-Rand plc, is registered in Ireland.
  • 6The filing is made by Steven R. Shawley, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary reason for this filing is to report the accounting impact of the newly enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Bill of 2010 on the company's financial statements.

The company will recognize a non-cash charge to income tax expense of approximately $41 million, which equates to about $0.12 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010.

The cash impact, in the form of higher income taxes paid, is expected to begin in 2013, when the relevant provisions of the Healthcare Reform Legislation take effect.

No, the company explicitly states that its previously communicated 2010 earnings outlook does not include the impact of this $41 million charge.