Skip to main content

SCHWAB CHARLES CORP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 25, 2026.

View on SEC.gov

About this filing

A company's yearly report to the SEC, with audited financial statements. It is the fullest account a company gives of its business, its finances and the risks it sees.

FY2025 · Filed Feb 25, 2026

SCHW$93.03+0.3%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

Extracted filing text, with the paragraph anchors used by the comparison.

See the whole filing, with its images and exhibits
Contents

Taxes on Income

  1. Taxes on Income

The components of taxes on income are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,202520242023
Current:
Federal$1,898$1,705$1,658
State348236131
Total current2,2461,9411,789
Deferred:
Federal318(180)(395)
State43(11)(83)
Total deferred361(191)(478)
Taxes on income$2,607$1,750$1,311

The temporary differences that created deferred tax assets and liabilities are detailed below:

December 31,20252024
Deferred tax assets:
Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities$3,429$4,635
Employee compensation, severance, and benefits268265
Operating lease liabilities222200
Section 174 capitalization associated with internal-use software development59458
Net operating loss carryforwards2113
Other195222
Total deferred tax assets4,1945,793
Valuation allowance(27)(20)
Deferred tax assets — net of valuation allowance4,1675,773
Deferred tax liabilities:
Amortization of acquired intangible assets(1,657)(1,710)
Operating lease ROU assets(175)(146)
Capitalized internal-use software development costs(141)(167)
Capitalized contract costs(138)(116)
Other(87)(107)
Total deferred tax liabilities(2,198)(2,246)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) — net (1)$1,969$3,527

(1)Amounts are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

  • 108 -

A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

Year Ended December 31,202520242023
AmountPercentAmountPercentAmountPercent
Federal statutory income tax rate$2,40621.0%$1,61521.0%$1,33921.0%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit (1)3052.7%1942.5%(60)(0.9)%
Tax credits:
Research and development credits(30)(0.3)%(52)(0.7)%(150)(2.4)%
Other(86)(0.8)%(52)(0.7)%(26)(0.4)%
Nontaxable or nondeductible items90.1%480.7%460.7%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits70.1%(13)(0.1)%1392.2%
Other adjustments(4)—100.1%230.4%
Effective income tax rate$2,60722.8%$1,75022.8%$1,31120.6%

(1)State taxes in California and New York made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

December 31,20252024
Balance at beginning of year$373$380
Additions for tax positions related to the current year8848
Additions for tax positions related to prior years7817
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years(56)(38)
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations(12)(10)
Reductions for settlements with tax authorities(13)(24)
Balance at end of year$458$373

Unrecognized tax benefits totaled $458 million and $373 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, $386 million and $314 million of which if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate.

Interest and penalties were accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had accrued approximately $66 million and $81 million, respectively, for the payment of interest and penalties.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to routine examinations by the respective federal, state, and applicable local jurisdictions’ taxing authorities. Federal returns for 2017 through 2024 remain subject to examination. The years open to examination by state and local governments vary by jurisdiction.

The components of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) are as follows:

Year Ended December 31,202520242023
Federal$1,089$1,281$1,345
State (1)480199272
Foreign6113
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)$1,575$1,491$1,620

(1)Income taxes paid (net of refunds) to California of $216 million and $100 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2023, respectively, exceeded 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). No other payments (net of refunds) to state jurisdictions exceeded 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received) during the periods presented.

ContentsView on SEC.gov

The text of this filing, as the company filed it with the SEC, without its images or exhibits. This is not investment advice.