Income tax expense · 2011–2025
Berkshire Hathaway income tax expense
$15.2B−27.0% · FY2025
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) reported $15.2B in income tax expense for fiscal 2025, −27.0% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Income tax expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $15.2B | −27.0% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $20.8B | −9.6% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $23.0B | +$31.5B | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | −$8.5B | −$29.4B | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $20.9B | +68.1% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $12.4B | −40.5% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $20.9B | +$21.2B | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | −$321M | +$21.2B | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | −$21.5B | −$30.8B | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $9.2B | −12.3% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $10.5B | +32.7% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $7.9B | −11.4% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $9.0B | +29.3% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $6.9B | +51.6% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $4.6B | — | Open → |
Income tax expense — Income tax expense is the tax a company charged against profit in its income statement for the year. It is not the same as the cash it handed to tax authorities: deferred tax, provisions and timing differences separate the two, often by billions. The cash figure is a different line in the cash-flow statement.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +9.0%
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001193125-26-083899 · March 2, 2026
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