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Tax Receivable Agreement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Receivables [Abstract]  
Tax Receivable Agreement
15. Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination, Alight entered into the TRA with certain owners of Alight Holdings prior to the Business Combination. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company will pay certain sellers, as applicable, 85% of any savings that we realize, calculated using certain assumptions, as a result of (i) tax basis adjustments from sales and exchanges of Alight Holdings equity interests in connection with or following the Business Combination and certain
distributions with respect to Alight Holdings equity interests, (ii) our utilization of certain tax attributes, and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRA.
Actual tax benefits realized by Alight may differ from tax benefits calculated under the TRA as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRA, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits. While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the TRA, will vary depending upon a number of factors, we expect that the payments that Alight may make under the TRA will be substantial.
The Company’s TRA liability established upon completion of the Business Combination is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The TRA liability balance at September 30, 2024 assumes: (i) a blended U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate of 23.8%; (ii) no material changes in tax law; (iii) the ability to utilize tax attributes based on current tax forecasts; and (iv) future payments under the TRA are made when due under the TRA. The amount of the expected future payments under the TRA has been discounted to its present value using a discount rate of 7.3%.
Subsequent to the Business Combination, we record additional liabilities under the TRA as and when Class A units of Alight Holdings are exchanged for Class A Common Stock. Liabilities resulting from these exchanges will be recorded on a gross undiscounted basis and are not remeasured at fair value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an additional TRA liability of $90 million was established as a result of these exchanges. As of September 30, 2024, $635 million of the TRA liability was measured at fair value on a recurring basis and $239 million was undiscounted and not remeasured at fair value.
The following table summarizes the changes in the TRA liabilities (in millions):
Tax Receivable
Agreement Liability
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2023$795 
Fair value remeasurement51 
Payments(62)
Conversion of noncontrolling interest90 
Ending Balance as of September 30, 2024874 
Less: current portion included in other current liabilities(119)
Total long-term tax receivable agreement liability$755