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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income TaxesFor the three and six months ended July 31, 2023, the Company recorded a tax provision of $7 million and $11 million on pretax losses of $104 million and $219 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2023 was approximately (6.5)% and (5.0)%, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of a full valuation allowance against the U.S. deferred tax assets, the tax effect of foreign operations, U.S. federal and state taxes, and shortfalls from stock-based compensation.The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 amended Internal Revenue Code Section 174 to require that specific research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures be capitalized and amortized over five years (U.S. R&E) or fifteen years (non-U.S. R&E) beginning in the Company's fiscal 2023. As a result, the Company utilized federal and state tax attributes and incurred cash taxes and tax expense.For the three and six months ended July 31, 2022, the Company recorded a tax provision of $4 million and $6 million on pretax losses of $206 million and $447 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2022 was approximately (2.0)% and (1.4)%, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily as a result of a full valuation allowance against the U.S. deferred tax assets, the tax effect of foreign operations, and U.S. state taxes