Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE H – INCOME TAXES

Our Income (loss) before income taxes consisted of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022		2021
Domestic	$	(394)	$	(1,119)	$	(648)
Foreign	2,379		2,260		1,724
	$	1,985	$	1,141	$	1,076

The related expense (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022		2021
Current
Federal	$	189	$	51	$	18
State	15		19		33
Foreign	116		381		127
	320		451		178
Deferred
Federal	(82)		(92)		(256)
State	(22)		(32)		(3)
Foreign	176		117		117
	73		(7)		(142)
	$	393	$	443	$	36

The reconciliation of income taxes at the federal statutory rate to the actual expense (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	21.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	0.7	%	0.7	%	2.5	%
Domestic taxes on foreign earnings	6.9	%	15.3	%	6.8	%
Effect of foreign taxes	(15.3)	%	(3.8)	%	(14.3)	%
Acquisition-related	2.2	%	4.4	%	(8.1)	%
Research credit	(2.9)	%	(4.5)	%	(3.0)	%
Valuation allowance	7.5	%	(1.3)	%	0.8	%
Compensation-related	0.5	%	0.6	%	(0.6)	%
Non-deductible expenses	0.4	%	0.4	%	0.4	%
Uncertain tax positions	(0.5)	%	7.7	%	1.2	%
Return to provision	(0.1)	%	(2.1)	%	(5.7)	%
Change in tax rates	(0.6)	%	(0.2)	%	1.9	%
Other, net	—	%	0.7	%	0.4	%
	19.8	%	38.9	%	3.3	%

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022
Deferred Tax Assets:
Inventory costs and related reserves	$	30	$	19
Tax benefit of net operating losses and credits	744		511
Reserves and accruals	305		304
Restructuring-related charges	14		6
Litigation and product liability reserves	88		103
Investment write-down	58		38
Compensation related	154		136
Federal benefit of uncertain tax positions	11		9
Intangible assets	3,394		3,668
Capitalized R&D	232		160
Property, plant and equipment	—		2
	5,029		4,954
Less: valuation allowance	(1,220)		(1,004)
	3,809		3,950
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	24		—
Unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments	66		117
Other	12		34
	102		151
Net Deferred Tax Assets	3,707		3,799
Prepaid on intercompany profit	315		264
Net Deferred Tax Assets and Prepaid on Intercompany Profit	$	4,022	$	4,062

Our deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities and prepaid on intercompany profit are included in the following locations within our accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

	Location on Consolidated Balance Sheets	As of December 31,
Component		2023		2022
Prepaid on intercompany profit	Prepaid income taxes	$	315	$	264
Non-current deferred tax asset	Deferred tax assets	3,841		3,942
Deferred Tax Assets and Prepaid on Intercompany Profit		4,157		4,206
Non-current deferred tax liability	Deferred tax liabilities	134		144
Deferred Tax Liabilities		134		144
Net Deferred Tax Assets and Prepaid on Intercompany Profit		$	4,022	$	4,062

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we had U.S. federal and state tax net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, the tax effect of which was $540 million and $464 million, respectively. In addition, we had foreign tax net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits, the tax effect of which was $203 million as of December 31, 2023, and $47 million as of December 31, 2022. These tax attributes expire periodically beginning in 2024.

After consideration of all positive and negative evidence, we believe that it is more likely than not that a portion of our deferred tax assets will not be realized. As a result, we recorded a valuation allowance of $1.220 billion as of December 31, 2023, and $1.004 billion as of December 31, 2022. The increase in the valuation allowance as of December 31, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022, is primarily due to establishing valuation allowances on certain foreign deferred tax assets, mainly a capital loss carryforward in the UK. The income tax impact of the unrealized gain or loss component of other comprehensive income

and stockholders' equity was a benefit of $39 million in 2023, a charge of $56 million in 2022 and a charge of $81 million in 2021.

We obtain tax incentives through Free Trade Zone Regime offered in Costa Rica which allows 100 percent exemption from income tax in the first eight years of operations and 50 percent exemption in the following four years. This tax incentive resulted in income tax savings of $212 million in 2023, $162 million in 2022 and $149 million in 2021. The tax incentive for 100 percent exemption from income tax is expected to expire in 2027, with the 50 percent exemption to expire in 2031. The impact on Net income (loss) per common share - diluted was $0.15 for 2023, $0.11 for 2022 and $0.10 for 2021. We also benefit from tax incentives in Puerto Rico through a Grant of Industrial Tax Exemption (Grant) which applies a reduced tax rate to our taxable profits, resulting in income tax savings of $16 million in 2023, $21 million in 2022 and $27 million in 2021. This Grant expires in 2034, with an option to extend for an additional 15 years. The impact on Net income (loss) per common share - diluted was $0.01 in 2023 and $0.02 in the years 2022 and 2021. Additionally, we benefit from tax incentives in Malaysia which allow a full tax exemption on manufacturing of specific medical device products, which will expire in 2029, with an option to renew for an additional five-year term. This incentive has resulted in income tax savings of $20 million in 2023, $17 million in 2022 and $0 in 2021. The impact on Net income (loss) per common share - diluted was $0.01 in the years 2023 and 2022 and de minimis in 2021.

As of December 31, 2023, we had $467 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $395 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2022, we had $492 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $410 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2021, we had $255 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $177 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2023		2022		2021
Beginning Balance	$	492	$	255	$	261
Additions based on positions related to the current year	65		88		8
Additions based on positions related to prior years	67		177		41
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(114)		(20)		(36)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(14)		(1)		(2)
Statute of limitation expirations	(29)		(8)		(17)
Ending Balance	$	467	$	492	$	255

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. We have concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters through 2018 and substantially all material state and local income tax matters through 2016. We have concluded substantially all foreign income tax matters through 2015.

In 2023, we received notification from the IRS that the examination of our 2017 and 2018 tax years was resolved. Due to the resolution of these tax years, we recorded a net tax benefit of $44 million to release the reserves related to these years. We paid tax of $16 million to the IRS reflecting the net balance of amounts due for the tax period including an increase to past transition tax installment payments for periods prior to 2023 and interest. The subsequent transition tax payments in 2024 and 2025 will be increased to reflect the final audit settlement.

We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes as a component of income tax expense. We had $70 million accrued for gross interest and penalties as of December 31, 2023, $77 million as of December 31, 2022, and $43 million as of December 31, 2021. Net tax expense related to interest and penalties was immaterial in 2023, 2022 and 2021.

It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months we will resolve multiple issues with foreign, federal and state taxing authorities, resulting in a reduction in our balance of unrecognized tax benefits of up to $24 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, we were required under the TCJA to calculate a one-time transition tax based on our total post-1986 foreign subsidiaries' earnings and profits (E&P) that we previously deferred from U.S. income taxes. The amount of transition tax remains unchanged at approximately $937 million for both December 31, 2023 and 2022. We anticipate offsetting this liability against existing tax attributes, reducing the required payment to approximately $586 million, which will be remitted over an eight-year period. We have begun remitting the required installment payments, with a balance remaining of $264 million as of December 31, 2023. In addition, we have provided for U.S. state income taxes of $8 million on all U.S. dollar-denominated E&P accumulated through December 31, 2017, which constitutes the preponderance of our foreign

subsidiaries' accumulated E&P through December 31, 2017. We intend to indefinitely reinvest the unremitted foreign earnings of all other subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017, as well as all subsequent earnings generated by all of our foreign subsidiaries. Determining the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to any remaining undistributed foreign earnings and additional outside basis difference in these entities is not practicable.

We are subject to a territorial tax system under the TCJA, in which we are required to provide for tax on Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. We have established an accounting policy election to provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred as a period expense.