Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Expense Benefit
The income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 consists of the following (in millions):
2022 2021 2020
Current:
U.S. Federal $ 2,006  $ 1,388  $ 839 
U.S. State and Local 273  194  100 
Non-U.S. 467  478  420 
Total Current 2,746  2,060  1,359 
Deferred:
U.S. Federal 296  1,311  (725)
U.S. State and Local 136  273  (159)
Non-U.S. 99  61  26 
Total Deferred 531  1,645  (858)
Total Income Tax Expense $ 3,277  $ 3,705  $ 501 
Income Before Income Taxes
Income before income taxes includes the following components (in millions):
2022 2021 2020
United States $ 12,276  $ 14,220  $ (39)
Non-U.S. 2,549  2,375  1,883 
Total Income Before Income Taxes: $ 14,825  $ 16,595  $ 1,844 
Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 consists of the following:
2022 2021 2020
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
U.S. state and local income taxes (net of federal benefit) (1)
2.0  2.2  (2.6)
Non-U.S. tax rate differential 0.1  —  1.6 
U.S. federal tax credits (0.5) (0.4) (3.6)
Goodwill and other asset impairments —  —  5.1 
Net uncertain tax positions 0.4  0.6  3.6 
Other (0.9) (1.1) 2.1 
Effective income tax rate 22.1  % 22.3  % 27.2  %
Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):
2022 2021
Fixed assets and capitalized software $ (5,819) $ (5,808)
Operating lease right-of-use assets (893) (839)
Other (708) (593)
Deferred tax liabilities (7,420) (7,240)
Pension and postretirement benefits 637  1,620 
Loss and credit carryforwards 242  342 
Insurance reserves 603  587 
Stock compensation 315  219 
Accrued employee compensation 304  453 
Operating lease liabilities 948  874 
Other 331  318 
Deferred tax assets 3,380  4,413 
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance (123) (122)
Deferred tax asset (net of valuation allowance) 3,257  4,291 
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ (4,163) $ (2,949)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Deferred tax assets $ 139  $ 176 
Deferred tax liabilities (4,302) (3,125)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ (4,163) $ (2,949)
U.S. State and Local Operating Loss and Credit Carryforwards
Further, we have U.S. state and local operating loss and credit carryforwards as follows (in millions):
2022 2021
U.S. state and local operating loss carryforwards $ 653  $ 924 
U.S. state and local credit carryforwards $ 46  $ 90 
Summarized Activity Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to our uncertain tax positions (in millions):
Tax Interest Penalties
Balance as of January 1, 2020 $ 172  $ 52  $
Additions for tax positions of the current year 61  —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 154  34 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (54) (24) (2)
Settlements during the period —  (1) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations —  —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2020 333  61 
Additions for tax positions of the current year 85  —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 107  23  — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (42) (4) (2)
Settlements during the period (3) (2) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations —  —  — 
Balance as of December 31, 2021 480  78 
Additions for tax positions of the current year 56  —  — 
Additions for tax positions of prior years 25  30 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years for:
Changes based on facts and circumstances (9) (1) — 
Settlements during the period (10) (1) — 
Lapses of applicable statute of limitations (9) (2) — 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $ 533  $ 104  $