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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Our operations are conducted through various subsidiaries in a number of countries throughout the world. We have provided for income taxes based upon the tax laws and rates in the countries in which operations are conducted and income is earned.
Income before income taxes is comprised of the following:
Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024202320242023
Income tax provision$(26)$(8)$(82)$(339)
Income (loss) before income taxes$1 $(6)$58 $81 
Effective tax rate2,600 %(133)%141 %419 %
Tronox Holdings plc, a U.K. public limited company is the parent company for the business group, and the statutory tax rate in the U.K. at both September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 25%. The statutory rate in the U.K. changed to 25% effective April 1, 2023 and a weighted average of 23.5% was applied for the full year 2023. The effective tax rates for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are impacted by a variety of factors including income and losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances, non-taxable income and expense items, prior year accruals, and our jurisdictional mix of income at tax rates different than the U.K. statutory rate.

At each reporting date, we perform an analysis to determine the likelihood of realizing our deferred tax assets and whether any valuation allowances are required. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income (including the reversals of deferred tax liabilities) during the periods in which those deferred tax assets will become deductible. Our analysis takes into consideration all available positive and negative evidence, including prior operating results, the nature and reason for any losses, our forecast of future taxable income, utilization of tax planning strategies, and the dates on which any deferred tax assets are expected to expire. These assumptions and estimates require a significant amount of judgment and are made based on current and projected circumstances and conditions.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we identified negative evidence concerning our ability to realize our Brazilian deferred tax assets. This evidence primarily relates to operational losses generated during the current year, a three-year cumulative loss threshold crossed during the quarter, and fluctuating levels of income and expenses which have led to uncertainty regarding the region's ability to generate net income in the foreseeable future. As a result, we recorded a full valuation allowance against Brazil's $16 million in deferred tax assets.

We continue to maintain full valuation allowances related to the total net deferred tax assets in Australia and the United Kingdom, as we cannot objectively assert that these deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized. Until these valuation allowances are eliminated, future provisions for income taxes for these jurisdictions will include no tax benefits with respect to losses incurred and tax expense only to the extent of current tax payments. Additionally, we have valuation allowances against specific tax assets in China, South Africa and the United States.

The Company currently has no uncertain tax positions recorded. We believe that we have made adequate provisions for income taxes that may be payable with respect to years open for examination or currently under examination. With regard to years under examination, the ultimate outcome is not presently known and, accordingly, adjustments to our provisions may be necessary and/or reclassifications of noncurrent tax liabilities to current may occur in the future.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the United Kingdom enacted legislation consistent with guidance from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") for the implementation of the Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (Pillar Two). Additionally, various other jurisdictions have now implemented domestic minimum taxes which are also effective for 2024. Neither the UK multinational top-up tax nor any jurisdiction's domestic minimum tax are expected to have a material impact on our income tax provisions for 2024.