XML 27 R16.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.23.2
Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure
Note 10: Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 was 13.5% and 15.3%, respectively, as compared to 10.7% and 10.1% for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The increase in the 2023 effective tax rates for both the quarter and year to date periods as compared to respective prior year periods is primarily driven by a higher forecasted annualized effective tax rate for 2023 principally due to a lower forecasted Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) benefit. In addition, the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 reflects a lower tax benefit from stock based compensation as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022.
We conduct business globally and, as a result, RTX or one or more of our subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2013.
The Examination Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently auditing RTX (formerly United Technologies Corporation) tax years 2017 and 2018, pre-acquisition Rockwell Collins tax years 2016, 2017, and 2018, and pre-merger Raytheon Company tax years 2017, 2018, and 2019 as well as certain refund claims of Raytheon Company for tax years 2014, 2015, and 2016 filed prior to the Raytheon merger. The examination phase of these audits is expected to close in 2023.
The Company currently believes that it is reasonably possible that the closure of the RTX 2017 and 2018 audit and Rockwell Collins years 2016, 2017, and 2018 audit will result in a net income benefit in the range of $225 million to $315 million. This range includes the effects of adjusting interest accruals and certain tax related indemnity receivables related to the separation and distributions of Carrier Global Corporation (Carrier) and Otis Worldwide Corporation (Otis). The tax components of this range are included in the revaluation range included below. Given the current examination status of the Raytheon Company audit, there is currently insufficient information to estimate the potential net income impact of that audit.
In the ordinary course of business, there is inherent uncertainty in quantifying our income tax positions. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date. It is reasonably possible that a net reduction within the range of $250 million to $350 million of unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next 12 months as a result of the revaluation of uncertain tax positions arising from developments in examinations, in appeals, or in the courts, or the closure of tax statutes.