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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income before income tax, domestic and foreign
Income before income taxes included the following (in millions):
Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Domestic$3,026 $1,850 $4,087 
Foreign4,320 4,851 4,046 
Total income before income taxes$7,346 $6,701 $8,133 
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes included the following (in millions):
Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Current provision:
Federal$1,721 $865 $921 
State44 18 34 
Foreign304 359 277 
Total current provision2,069 1,242 1,232 
Deferred benefit:
Federal(1,185)(308)(321)
State(27)(9)
Foreign(63)(117)(51)
Total deferred benefit(1,275)(434)(363)
Total provision for income taxes$794 $808 $869 
Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):
December 31,
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
NOL and credit carryforwards$1,344 $1,065 
Accrued expenses584 600 
Capitalized research and development expenses515 — 
Investments270 — 
Expenses capitalized for tax211 244 
Earnings of foreign subsidiaries192 — 
Stock-based compensation104 96 
Other317 326 
Total deferred income tax assets3,537 2,331 
Valuation allowance(718)(663)
Net deferred income tax assets2,819 1,668 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Acquired intangible assets(1,238)(824)
Debt(272)(275)
Fixed assets(112)(129)
Other(254)(221)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(1,876)(1,449)
Total deferred income taxes, net$943 $219 
Reconciliation of total gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest, penalties, foreign tax credits and the federal tax benefit of state taxes related to unrecognized tax benefits)
The reconciliations of the total gross amounts of UTBs were as follows (in millions):
Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Beginning balance$3,546 $3,352 $3,287 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year151 171 165 
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years90 35 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years(14)(4)(35)
Reductions for expiration of statute of limitations(3)— — 
Settlements — (8)(68)
Ending balance$3,770 $3,546 $3,352 
Reconciliation between the federal statutory tax rate and effective tax rate
The reconciliations between the federal statutory tax rate applied to income before income taxes and our effective tax rate were as follows:
Years ended December 31,
202220212020
Federal statutory tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Foreign earnings(5.6)%(7.8)%(4.7)%
Foreign-derived intangible income(1.3)%(1.0)%(0.7)%
Credits, Puerto Rico excise tax(2.8)%(3.4)%(2.9)%
Interest on uncertain tax positions1.9 %1.1 %1.1 %
Credits, primarily federal R&D(2.0)%(2.1)%(1.4)%
Acquisition IPR&D— %4.9 %— %
Audit settlements— %— %(1.0)%
Other, net(0.4)%(0.6)%(0.7)%
Effective tax rate10.8 %12.1 %10.7 %