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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Income Taxes

Income before income taxes is as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 28, 2023

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

 

April 30, 2021

 

Domestic

 

$

420

 

 

$

546

 

 

$

433

 

Foreign

 

 

646

 

 

 

549

 

 

 

529

 

Total

 

$

1,066

 

 

$

1,095

 

 

$

962

 

 

Provision for Income Taxes

The (benefit) provision for income taxes consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 28, 2023

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

 

April 30, 2021

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

209

 

 

$

187

 

 

$

82

 

State

 

 

39

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

22

 

Foreign

 

 

150

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

134

 

Total current

 

 

398

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

238

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(44

)

 

 

(125

)

 

 

6

 

State

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

2

 

Foreign

 

 

(559

)

 

 

8

 

 

 

(14

)

Total deferred

 

 

(606

)

 

 

(144

)

 

 

(6

)

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

$

(208

)

 

$

158

 

 

$

232

 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 28, 2023

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

 

April 30, 2021

 

Tax computed at federal statutory rate

 

$

224

 

 

$

230

 

 

$

202

 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

 

24

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

23

 

Foreign earnings in lower tax jurisdictions

 

 

(43

)

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(26

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

25

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

6

 

Research and development credits

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(13

)

Benefit for foreign derived intangible income

 

 

 

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(2

)

Global minimum tax on intangible income

 

 

61

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

19

 

Transition tax and related reserves

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Tax (benefits) charges from integration of acquired companies

 

 

(27

)

 

 

23

 

 

 

35

 

Tax benefit due to IP Transfer

 

 

(524

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution of income tax matters (1)

 

 

71

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(6

)

Other

 

 

5

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

(7

)

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

$

(208

)

 

$

158

 

 

$

232

 

 

(1)
During fiscal 2023, we recognized tax expense related to a Danish Supreme Court decision related to withholding tax on a 2005 distribution as well as tax expense related to the currently in progress IRS audit of our fiscal 2018 and 2019 U.S. tax returns. During fiscal 2022, we recognized a tax benefit related to the lapse of statute of limitations for certain issues in our fiscal 2012 and 2013 state income tax returns. During fiscal 2021, we recognized a tax benefit related to the lapse of statutes of limitations for certain issues on our fiscal 2016 and 2017 federal income tax returns.
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

April 28, 2023

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves and accruals

 

$

189

 

 

$

267

 

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

 

 

124

 

 

 

121

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

23

 

 

 

23

 

Deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue

 

 

264

 

 

 

235

 

Acquired intangibles

 

 

523

 

 

 

 

Capitalized research and development (1)

 

 

111

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

10

 

 

 

6

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

1,244

 

 

 

652

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(113

)

 

 

(111

)

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

 

 

1,131

 

 

 

541

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaids and accruals

 

 

94

 

 

 

108

 

Acquired intangibles

 

 

66

 

 

 

48

 

Property and equipment

 

 

50

 

 

 

39

 

Other

 

 

2

 

 

 

7

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

212

 

 

 

202

 

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance and deferred tax liabilities

 

$

919

 

 

$

339

 

 

(1)
As required under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, research and development expenditures are capitalized and amortized beginning in our fiscal 2023.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 28, 2023

 

 

April 29, 2022

 

 

April 30, 2021

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

220

 

 

$

221

 

 

$

211

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

9

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

7

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Decreases for tax positions of prior years

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

Settlements

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(8

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

222

 

 

$

220

 

 

$

221

 

Summary of Tax Years Remain Subject to Examinations under Major Tax Jurisdictions

The tax years that remain subject to examination for our major tax jurisdictions are shown below:

Fiscal Years Subject to Examination for Major Tax Jurisdictions at April 28, 2023

2016 — 2023

 

United States — federal income tax

2018 — 2023

 

United States — state and local income tax

2020 — 2023

 

Australia

2018 — 2023

 

Germany

2007 — 2023

 

India

2017 — 2023

 

The Netherlands

2016 — 2023

 

Canada