Current Liabilities
Income Taxes Payable
Accenture Income Taxes Payable decreased by 20.5% to $529.54M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.9%, from $622.37M to $529.54M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Payable shows an upward trend with a 9.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 19, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect shifts in profitability and effective tax rates rather than operational performance.
Detailed definition
The amount of current income tax liability owed to government authorities based on taxable income earned to date. It rep...
Peer comparison
Standard tax liability metric found on the balance sheets of all global corporations.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_payableHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $489.10M | $423.40M | $547.88M | $517.66M | $615.96M | $646.47M | $694.35M | $535.00M | $688.53M | $720.78M | $755.93M | $420.45M | $557.56M | $719.08M | $863.67M | $622.37M | $653.92M | $701.22M | $665.74M | $529.54M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.4% | +29.4% | -5.5% | +19.0% | +5.0% | +7.4% | -22.9% | +28.7% | +4.7% | +4.9% | -44.4% | +32.6% | +29.0% | +20.1% | -27.9% | +5.1% | +7.2% | -5.1% | -20.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.9% | +52.7% | +26.7% | +3.3% | +11.8% | +11.5% | +8.9% | -21.4% | -19.0% | -0.2% | +14.3% | +48.0% | +17.3% | -2.5% | -22.9% | -14.9% |
Range$420.45M – $863.67M
CAGR+1.7%
Avg YoY Growth+8.7%
Median YoY Growth+10.2%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's income taxes payable?
- Accenture (ACN) reported income taxes payable of $529.54M in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's income taxes payable changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's income taxes payable decreased by 14.9% year-over-year, from $622.37M to $529.54M.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's income taxes payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Accenture's income taxes payable has grown at a 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $453.54M to $701.22M.
- What does income taxes payable mean?
- The amount of income tax the company owes to tax authorities.