INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon an estimated annual tax rate for the year applied to federal, state and foreign income. On a quarterly basis, the annual effective tax rate is adjusted, as appropriate, based upon changed facts and circumstances, if any, as compared to those forecasted at the beginning of the fiscal year and each interim period thereafter.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was 26% and 21%, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recorded a discrete tax expense of $4 million related to net changes to valuation allowances, a discrete tax benefit of $3 million related to the exit of the charging business and a discrete tax expense of $2 million related to various changes in filing positions for prior years. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, a discrete tax benefit of $1 million was recorded related to various changes in filing positions for prior years.

The Company’s annual effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to foreign rates that vary from those in the U.S., jurisdictions with pretax losses for which no tax benefit could be realized, U.S. taxes on foreign earnings, the realization of certain business tax credits (including foreign tax credits) and permanent differences between book and tax treatment for certain items (including the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) deduction and the enhanced deduction of research and development expenses in certain jurisdictions).