PFIZER INC

For information about our effective tax rate and the events and circumstances contributing to the changes between periods, as well as details about discrete elements that impacted our tax provisions, see Note 5. See Note 5Ain our 2024 Form 10-K for information on our cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds.

Changes in Tax Laws––Many countries outside the U.S. have enacted legislation for global minimum taxation resulting from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting “Pillar 2” project. The EU approved a directive requiring member states to incorporate the OECD provisions into their respective domestic laws, and countries outside the EU have also been enacting the provisions into their domestic law. The provisions are generally effective for Pfizer since 2024, though significant details and guidance around the provisions are still pending. Income tax expense could be impacted as the legislation becomes effective in countries in which we do business, and such impact could be material to our results of operations. We continue to monitor pending OECD guidance and legislation enactment and implementation by individual countries.

On July 4, 2025, the OBBBA was enacted into law in the U.S. The OBBBA includes significant tax provisions, such as the permanent extension of certain expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and modifications to the U.S. international tax framework. Among the favorable business provisions are the permanent expensing for domestic R&D costs, permanent bonus depreciation and full expensing of qualified production property. The legislation includes various effective dates, with certain provisions effective in 2025. We expect further guidance may be issued by the U.S. government with respect to certain OBBBA tax provisions.

The OBBBA also renamed the provision for taxes on foreign earnings from Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) to Net Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC) Tested Income (NCTI) and established a 12.6% tax rate on such foreign earnings effective in the fiscal year 2026 (down from 13.125% in 2026 before the enactment of the OBBBA). We have elected to recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI, now NCTI, in future years. As a result of the enactment of the OBBBA, in the third quarter of 2025, we remeasured our deferred tax balances related to NCTI for the changes in the tax rate and recorded a one-time tax benefit that was not material to our results of operations.