Originally Posted by
mooper
They could reduce, not wipe out, as it doesn't expire. Of course, someone sitting on a GC for years is not likely to ever use it.
Agreed, they'd never wipe out the entire liability. But I'll bet the number is a lot lower now than it was any time in the previous few years. (They might also get a better handle on how much of the value they can just write off as unlikely to ever be used.)