Applied Materials Inc /Dereason 04 of 4it owns a thing that cannot be built or permitted twicederived 2026-09-11accession 0001628280-26-058235
U.S. CHIPS Act credits (now at 35%) and Singapore incentive agreements create a multi-year tax tailwind that enhances after-tax cash generation, funding buybacks and R&D without incremental leverage.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“As of July 26, 2026, we have recorded $1.2 billion of investment tax credits”
“On July 4, 2025, the U.S. government enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)...increasing the investment tax credit for certain investments in domestic semiconductor manufacturing from 25% to 35%”
“The effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2026 was lower than the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily due to a remeasurement of deferred tax assets resulting from new tax incentive agreements in Singapore”