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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2015
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes for 2015, 2014 and 2013, consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Federal: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 11,730 |  |  | $ | 8,624 |  |  | $ | 9,334 |
Deferred |  |  | 3,408 |  |  |  | 3,183 |  |  |  | 1,878 |
|  |  | 15,138 |  |  |  | 11,807 |  |  |  | 11,212 |
State: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 1,265 |  |  |  | 855 |  |  |  | 1,084 |
Deferred |  |  | (220 | ) |  |  | (178 | ) |  |  | (311 | )
|  |  | 1,045 |  |  |  | 677 |  |  |  | 773 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  | 4,744 |  |  |  | 2,147 |  |  |  | 1,559 |
Deferred |  |  | (1,806 | ) |  |  | (658 | ) |  |  | (426 | )
|  |  | 2,938 |  |  |  | 1,489 |  |  |  | 1,133 |
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | 19,121 |  |  | $ | 13,973 |  |  | $ | 13,118 |
Reconciliation of Provision for Income Taxes | A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes, with the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate (35% in 2015, 2014 and 2013) to income before provision for income taxes for 2015, 2014 and 2013, is as follows (dollars in millions):
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Computed expected tax |  | $ | 25,380 |  |  | $ | 18,719 |  |  | $ | 17,554 |
State taxes, net of federal effect |  |  | 680 |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  | 508 |
Indefinitely invested earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  |  | (6,470 | ) |  |  | (4,744 | ) |  |  | (4,614 | )
Domestic production activities deduction |  |  | (426 | ) |  |  | (495 | ) |  |  | (308 | )
Research and development credit, net |  |  | (171 | ) |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  | (287 | )
Other |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | 265 |
Provision for income taxes |  | $ | 19,121 |  |  | $ | 13,973 |  |  | $ | 13,118 |
Effective tax rate |  |  | 26.4% |  |  |  | 26.1% |  |  |  | 26.2% |
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | As of September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014, the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities were (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities and other reserves |  | $ | 4,205 |  |  | $ | 3,326 |
Basis of capital assets and investments |  |  | 2,238 |  |  |  | 898 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 1,941 |  |  |  | 1,787 |
Deferred cost sharing |  |  | 667 |  |  |  | 0 |
Share-based compensation |  |  | 575 |  |  |  | 454 |
Unrealized losses |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 130 |
Other |  |  | 721 |  |  |  | 227 |
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance of $0 |  |  | 10,911 |  |  |  | 6,822 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  |  | 26,868 |  |  |  | 21,544 |
Other |  |  | 303 |  |  |  | 398 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 27,171 |  |  |  | 21,942 |
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (16,260 | ) |  | $ | (15,120 | )
Aggregate Changes in Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Interest and Penalties | The aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which excludes interest and penalties, for 2015, 2014 and 2013, is as follows (in millions):
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Beginning Balance |  | $ | 4,033 |  |  | $ | 2,714 |  |  | $ | 2,062 |
Increases related to tax positions taken during a prior year |  |  | 2,056 |  |  |  | 1,295 |  |  |  | 745 |
Decreases related to tax positions taken during a prior year |  |  | (345 | ) |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  | (118 | )
Increases related to tax positions taken during the current year |  |  | 1,278 |  |  |  | 882 |  |  |  | 626 |
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities |  |  | (109 | ) |  |  | (574 | ) |  |  | (592 | )
Decreases related to expiration of statute of limitations |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Ending Balance |  | $ | 6,900 |  |  | $ | 4,033 |  |  | $ | 2,714 |

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