Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure

Note 11: Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was 5.8%, as compared to 18.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The lower effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023 is primarily driven by the $275 million tax benefit recognized as a result of the conclusion of the examination phases of the RTX and Rockwell Collins audits, partially offset by the tax costs related to the sale of the CIS business of $143 million.

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 2014.

The Examination Division of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has concluded the examination phase of 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 Company filed protests with respect to certain IRS proposed adjustments for each exam and will dispute these adjustments at the Appeals Division of the IRS. The timing of any resolution at the Appeals Division is uncertain.

As a result of the conclusion of the examination phases for RTX and Rockwell Collins during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized a net income benefit of $285 million in the quarter, of which $275 million is within income tax expense. The net income benefit recognized includes the effects of adjusting interest accruals and certain tax related indemnity receivables.

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 over the next 12 months the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may change within a range of a net reduction of $50 million to a net increase of $75 million 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.