Income Taxes |
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Apr. 02, 2021 | |
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| Income Taxes | INCOME TAXES The Company recorded income taxes of $508 million (18.4 percent effective tax rate) and $215 million (7.2 percent effective tax rate) during the three months ended April 2, 2021 and March 27, 2020, respectively.
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended April 2, 2021 and March 27, 2020 vary from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21.0 percent primarily due to the tax impact of significant operating and nonoperating items, along with the tax benefits of having significant operations outside the United States and significant earnings generated in investments accounted for under the equity method, both of which are generally taxed at rates lower than the statutory U.S. rate.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 27, 2020 included a tax benefit of $40 million associated with the gain recorded upon the acquisition of the remaining ownership interest in fairlife and also included the net tax benefit of various discrete tax items recorded during the quarter. Refer to Note 2 for additional information on the fairlife acquisition.
On November 18, 2020, the Tax Court issued the Opinion regarding the Company’s 2015 litigation with the IRS involving transfer pricing tax adjustments in which the court predominantly sided with the IRS. The Company strongly disagrees with the Opinion and intends to vigorously defend its position. Refer to Note 8.
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