Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

Our effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Effective Tax Rate	33.9	%	20.2	%

The higher effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to the tax impacts of the 2024 Transformation Initiative pre-tax charges, as well as the 2023 favorable impact of changes in unrecognized tax benefits, which did not repeat in 2024.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate due to various items that impacted the effective rate both favorably and unfavorably. We recorded unfavorable impacts for changes in the valuation allowance and for increases in unrecognized tax benefits. These adjustments were primarily offset by the favorable adjustments for earnings in jurisdictions where the statutory rate is lower than the U.S. Federal statutory rate.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (“OECD”) Pillar Two framework that imposes, among other items, a minimum tax rate of 15% has been implemented by several jurisdictions in which we operate, with effect from January 1, 2024. The effect of enacted Pillar Two taxes did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We will continue to monitor the implementation of Pillar Two by additional jurisdictions and will evaluate the potential impact on our consolidated financial statements.

We anticipate that it is reasonably possible our unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $46 million, exclusive of interest and penalties, within the next 12 months mainly due to the expiration of statutes of limitations in various countries and the expected final assessment from the 2010-2013 German income tax audit which concluded in 2021.