Company: GE
Filing Date: 2025-02-03
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000040545-25-000015
Chunk: 219

Company: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-03
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 219
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 (638)(8.4)(1,199)(11.5)(151)(9.9)Actual income tax rate$962 12.6 %$994 9.5 %$169 11.1 %(a)For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, the tax expense (benefit) related to the negotiated tax rate in Singapore was $(136) million, $(136) million and $(112) million, and the tax expense (benefit) related to cross-border tax payments and U.S. tax on non-U.S. subsidiaries was $88 million, $121 million and $15 million.(b)Primarily the credit for energy produced from renewable sources from tax equity investments and the credit for research performed in the U.S. (c)For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, included $(246) million, $35 million and $127 million for separation income tax costs (benefits) of which zero, $38 million and $66 million was due to the repatriation of previously reinvested earnings.UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS. Annually, we file over 1,700 income tax returns in over 260 global taxing jurisdictions. As a multinational with operations around the world, we are under examination in many taxing jurisdictions and in some cases engaged in litigation, including our legacy businesses. The IRS is currently auditing our consolidated U.S. income tax returns for 2016-2020.A summary and reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS December 31202420232022Unrecognized tax benefits$2,824 $3,399 $3,951 Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)2,110 2,708 3,072 Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits609 635 614 Accrued penalties on unrecognized tax benefits14 111 111 Reasonably possible reduction to the balance of unrecognized tax benefitsin succeeding 12 months0-3000-6100-650Portion that, if recognized, would reduce tax expense and effective tax rate(a)0-2700-5500-600(a) Some portion of such reduction may be reported as discontinued operations.UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RECONCILIATION202420232