Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Benefit/provision for income taxes:

	For the three months ended				For the six months ended
	July 3, 2022		July 4, 2021		July 3, 2022		July 4, 2021
Tax expense (benefit)	129		65		243		105
Effective tax rate	15.8	%	13.7	%	15.4	%	12.0	%

Our provision for income taxes for the first six months of 2022 was $243 million (15.4% effective tax rate) compared to a provision from income taxes of $105 million (12.0% effective tax rate) for the first six months of 2021. The increase in the income tax expense was due to higher income before income taxes as a result of the improved operational performance of the company which was partly offset by an increase in tax incentives also taking into account the effect of specific US tax law that became effective as from 2022. In addition to this, in the first six months of 2021 there were income tax benefits due to changes in estimates of prior positions and a net change in the valuation allowance.

The Company benefits from income tax incentives in certain jurisdictions which provide that we pay reduced income taxes in those jurisdictions for a fixed period of time that varies depending on the jurisdiction. The predominant income tax holiday is expected to expire at the end of 2026. The impact of this tax holiday decreased foreign income taxes for the second quarter of 2022 by $4 million and decreased by $3 million for the second quarter 2021 (YTD 2022: a decrease of $7 million and YTD 2021: a decrease of $7 million). The benefit of this tax holiday on net income per share (diluted) was $0.02 for the second quarter of 2022 (YTD 2022: $0.03) and $0.02 for the second quarter of 2021 (YTD 2021: $0.03).