SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc said that the European Commission’s recent antitrust fine would reduce second-quarter profit by about US$2.74bil.
The company plans to report the fine in a separate operating expense line on its income statement. It’s not tax deductible, so the charge will reduce Alphabet’s net income and earnings per share by the full US$2.74bil amount, it said in a statement.
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