pre_text: notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) note 7 2014income taxes ( continued ) as of september 30 , 2006 , the company has state and foreign tax loss and state credit carryforwards , the tax effect of which is $ 55 million . certain of those carryforwards , the tax effect of which is $ 12 million , expire between 2016 and 2019 . a portion of these carryforwards was acquired from the company 2019s previous acquisitions , the utilization of which is subject to certain limitations imposed by the internal revenue code . the remaining benefits from tax losses and credits do not expire . as of september 30 , 2006 and september 24 , 2005 , a valuation allowance of $ 5 million was recorded against the deferred tax asset for the benefits of state operating losses that may not be realized . management believes it is more likely than not that forecasted income , including income that may be generated as a result of certain tax planning strategies , together with the tax effects of the deferred tax liabilities , will be sufficient to fully recover the remaining deferred tax assets . a reconciliation of the provision for income taxes , with the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate ( 35% ( 35 % ) in 2006 , 2005 , and 2004 ) to income before provision for income taxes , is as follows ( in millions ) : 2006 2005 2004 as restated ( 1 ) as restated ( 1 ) .
post_text: ( 1 ) see note 2 , 201crestatement of consolidated financial statements . 201d the company 2019s income taxes payable has been reduced by the tax benefits from employee stock options . the company receives an income tax benefit calculated as the difference between the fair market value of the stock issued at the time of the exercise and the option price , tax effected . the net tax benefits from employee stock option transactions were $ 419 million , $ 428 million ( as restated ( 1 ) ) , and $ 83 million ( as restated ( 1 ) ) in 2006 , 2005 , and 2004 , respectively , and were reflected as an increase to common stock in the consolidated statements of shareholders 2019 equity. .
table: 2006 2005  As Restated (1) 2004  As Restated (1)
table: Computed expected tax $987 $633 $129
table: State taxes, net of federal effect 86 (19) (5)
table: Indefinitely invested earnings of foreign subsidiaries (224) (98) (31)
table: Nondeductible executive compensation 11 14 12
table: Research and development credit, net (12) (26) (5)
table: Other items (19) (24) 4
table: Provision for income taxes $829 $480 $104
table: Effective tax rate 29% 27% 28%
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the 2006 tax expense?