Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE G – INCOME TAXES

The following table provides a reconciliation of our reported tax rate to the rate from continuing operations:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Reported tax rate	15.5	%	23.4	%	16.0	%	20.7	%
Impact of certain receipts/charges(1)	2.9	%	(4.6)	%	2.2	%	(2.0)	%
Rate from continuing operations	18.4	%	18.8	%	18.2	%	18.7	%

(1)These receipts/charges are taxed at different rates than our rate from continuing operations.

Our reported tax rate is affected by recurring items such as the amount of our earnings subject to differing tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the impact of certain receipts and charges that are taxed at rates that differ from our rate from continuing operations.

In the second quarter and first six months of 2025, the principal reasons for the difference between the rate from continuing operations and our reported tax rate relates to certain acquisition-related net charges, and discrete tax benefits primarily related to stock-based compensation.

In the second quarter of 2024, the principal reasons for the difference between the rate from continuing operations and our reported tax rate relates to impairment charges. Additionally, there were certain discrete tax benefits primarily related to stock-based compensation as well as charges for unrecognized tax benefits. In the first six months of 2024, the principal reasons for the difference between the rate from continuing operations and our reported tax rate relates to certain acquisition-related net charges as well as impairment charges. Additionally, there were certain discrete tax benefits primarily related to stock-based compensation.

As of June 30, 2025, we had $531 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $447 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2024, we had $506 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $423 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. The change in gross unrecognized tax benefit is primarily related to current year accruals for reserves.