Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 5. Income Taxes

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
	(Dollars in millions)
Tax expense	$	20		$	30		$	57		$	54
Effective tax rate	19.0		%	6.8		%	24.8		%	15.1		%

The increases in the effective tax rate for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the prior year periods are primarily related to the nontaxable gain on the settlement of the Honeywell claims recorded in the prior period. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2022 also increased due to true-ups recorded in the first quarter of 2022 to prior year tax reserves.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a change in the Company's assertion to permanently reinvest a portion of its undistributed foreign earnings in China. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2022 is higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to withholding taxes and tax reserves, partially offset by lower taxes on non-U.S. earnings and the previously mentioned change in assertion to permanently reinvest a portion of its undistributed foreign earnings.

Historically, the Company has not made an assertion to permanently reinvest its undistributed foreign earnings. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company changed its assertion to permanently reinvest a portion (approximately $300 million) of its undistributed foreign earnings for China specific to the entity's investment in intellectual property.

The effective tax rate can vary from quarter to quarter due to changes in the Company’s global mix of earnings, the resolution of income tax audits, changes in tax laws (including updated guidance on U.S. tax reform), deductions related to employee share-based payments, internal restructurings and pension mark-to-market adjustments.