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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Taxes

Income (loss) before taxes subject to United States and non-United States income taxes was as follows:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

United States

$

(4,394

)

 

$

(8,991

)

 

$

(55

)

Outside United States

 

(6,904

)

 

 

(1,427

)

 

 

2,679

 

 

$

(11,298

)

 

$

(10,418

)

 

$

2,624

 

 

Components of Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Intangible assets

$

(881

)

 

$

(1,790

)

Net operating losses

 

421

 

 

 

144

 

Fixed assets, net

 

151

 

 

 

434

 

Inventories

 

59

 

 

 

155

 

Investments in non-US subsidiaries

 

(171

)

 

 

(220

)

Foreign tax credits

 

-

 

 

 

312

 

Other, net

 

402

 

 

 

474

 

 

$

(19

)

 

$

(491

)

 

Components of Tax Expense (Benefit)

The components of Tax expense (benefit) were as follows:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States-Federal

$

21

 

 

$

(81

)

 

$

124

 

United States-State

 

5

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

(50

)

Outside United States

 

410

 

 

 

770

 

 

 

618

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

700

 

 

 

692

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States-Federal

$

(824

)

 

$

(660

)

 

$

(143

)

United States-State

 

(67

)

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(4

)

Outside United States

 

(563

)

 

 

(257

)

 

 

(69

)

Valuation allowance

 

206

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(1,248

)

 

 

(1,011

)

 

 

(245

)

 

$

(812

)

 

$

(311

)

 

$

447

 

 

Reconciliation of US Statutory Federal Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the United States statutory federal tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate follows:

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

US federal statutory rate

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

State tax

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2

)

Non-US income taxed at different rates

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2

)

Charges and credits (See Note 3)

 

(14

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

-

 

Other

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

3

%

 

 

17

%

 

Reconciliation of Liabilities Associated with Uncertain Tax Provisions

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

1,301

 

 

$

1,433

 

 

$

1,393

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

76

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

88

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

78

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

145

 

Impact of changes in exchange rates

 

(3

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(41

)

Settlements with tax authorities

 

(15

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(22

)

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

(87

)

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(57

)

Reductions due to the lapse of the applicable statute of limitations

 

(79

)

 

 

(59

)

 

 

(73

)

 

$

1,271

 

 

$

1,301

 

 

$

1,433

 

 

Tax Years Subject to Examination by Tax Authorities

The following table summarizes the tax years that are either currently under audit or remain open and subject to examination by the tax authorities in the most significant jurisdictions in which Schlumberger operates:

 

Canada

2013 - 2020

Ecuador

2016 - 2020

Mexico

2012 - 2020

Norway

2015 - 2020

Russia

2016 - 2020

Saudi Arabia

2015 - 2020

United Kingdom

2017 - 2020

United States

2017 - 2020