Environmental Effects On Costco

By operating worldwide, Costco is subject to a variety of risks related with legislative and judicial factors specific to the locations in which it operates. A multitude of factors, including but not limited to; changes in accounting standards, additional income tax liabilities, changes in the enacted tax rates, negative outcomes in connection with income tax audits, and a change in earnings attributable to the various jurisdictions in which Costco operates could have an adverse effect on Costco. The company is also subject to a broad assortment of federal, state, regional, local and international laws and regulations associated to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of hazardous materials, hazardous and non-hazardous