Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
| Taxes |
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| Income before income taxes |
| | | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | U.S. operations | | $ | (2,654) | | $ | (2,349) | | $ | (874) | Non-U.S. operations | | | 7,491 | | | 4,921 | | | 8,080 | Total income from continuing operations before income taxes | | $ | 4,837 | | $ | 2,572 | | $ | 7,206 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Components of the provision for income taxes by geographic operations and taxing jurisdiction |
| | | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | U.S. operations | | $ | (969) | | $ | 1,913 | | $ | (419) | Non-U.S. operations | | | 1,093 | | | (3,273) | | | 479 | Total continuing operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | | $ | 124 | | $ | (1,360) | | $ | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | U.S. federal | | | | | | | | | | Current | | $ | 374 | | $ | 312 | | $ | 327 | Deferred | | | (1,358) | | | 1,102 | | | (873) | | | $ | (984) | | $ | 1,414 | | $ | (546) | U.S. state and local | | | | | | | | | | Current | | $ | 161 | | $ | 345 | | $ | (55) | Deferred | | | (370) | | | (358) | | | (85) | | | $ | (209) | | $ | (13) | | $ | (140) | Non-U.S. | | | | | | | | | | Current | | $ | 1,342 | | $ | 1,208 | | $ | 1,376 | Deferred | | | (25) | | | (3,969) | | | (630) | | | $ | 1,317 | | $ | (2,761) | | $ | 746 | Total continuing operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | | $ | 124 | | $ | (1,360) | | $ | 60 | Discontinued operations provision for/(benefit from) income taxes | | | 714 | | | 484 | | | 670 | Provision for social security, real estate, personal property and other taxes | | | 3,227 | | | 3,199 | | | 3,304 | Total taxes included in net income | | $ | 4,065 | | $ | 2,322 | | $ | 4,034 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Effective income tax rate reconciliation |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | | Statutory rate | | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | Enactment of U.S. tax reform | | — | | — | | 2 | | Tax differential on foreign income | | (10) | | (31) | | (14) | | Intra-entity IP sale | | — | | (37) | | — | | Domestic incentives | | (5) | | (9) | | (6) | | State and local | | (3) | | 0 | | (2) | | Other | | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | | Effective rate | | 3 | % | (53) | % | 1 | % | | | | | | | | |
Percentages rounded for disclosure purposes.
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| Components of deferred tax assets and liabilities |
Deferred Tax Assets | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | At December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | Retirement benefits | | $ | 3,142 | | $ | 3,700 | | Leases | | | 1,061 | | | 1,149 | | Share-based and other compensation | | | 661 | | | 579 | | Domestic tax loss/credit carryforwards | | | 1,619 | | | 1,746 | | Deferred income | | | 630 | | | 661 | | Foreign tax loss/credit carryforwards | | | 983 | | | 818 | | Bad debt, inventory and warranty reserves | | | 390 | | | 324 | | Depreciation | | | 249 | | | 139 | | Hedging losses | | | 26 | | | 576 | | Restructuring charges | | | 216 | | | 253 | | Accruals | | | 305 | | | 483 | | Intangible assets | | | 2,929 | | | 3,540 | | Capitalized research and development | | | 2,161 | | | 1,387 | | Other | | | 1,280 | | | 1,352 | | Gross deferred tax assets | | | 15,652 | | | 16,707 | | Less: valuation allowance | | | 883 | | | 850 | | Net deferred tax assets | | $ | 14,769 | | $ | 15,857 | | | | | | | | | |
* Deferred Tax Liabilities | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | At December 31: | | 2021 | | 2020 | | Goodwill and intangible assets | | $ | 2,290 | | $ | 2,635 | | GILTI deferred taxes | | | 3,257 | | | 4,119 | | Leases and right-of-use assets | | | 1,314 | | | 1,584 | | Depreciation | | | 518 | | | 646 | | Retirement benefits | | | 1,971 | | | 1,209 | | Software development costs | | | 1,016 | | | 1,007 | | Deferred transition costs | | | 42 | | | 200 | | Undistributed foreign earnings | | | 131 | | | 276 | | Other | | | 817 | | | 734 | | Gross deferred tax liabilities | | $ | 11,356 | | $ | 12,410 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits |
| | | | | | | | | | ($ in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2019 | Balance at January 1 | | $ | 8,568 | | $ | 7,146 | | $ | 6,759 | Additions based on tax positions related to the current year | | | 934 | | | 1,690 | | | 816 | Additions for tax positions of prior years | | | 247 | | | 159 | | | 779 | Reductions for tax positions of prior years (including impacts due to a lapse of statute) | | | (688) | | | (408) | | | (922) | Settlements | | | (352) | | | (19) | | | (286) | Balance at December 31 | | $ | 8,709 | | $ | 8,568 | | $ | 7,146 | | | | | | | | | | |
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