Current Liabilities
Income Taxes Payable
Microsoft Income Taxes Payable increased by 73.8% to $3.56B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 47.6%, from $6.81B to $3.56B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Payable shows an upward trend with a 35.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryProfitability
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2009
Last reportedQ3 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase usually follows higher pre-tax profitability, while a decrease may result from tax payments or lower earnings.
Detailed definition
The amount of current income tax owed to federal, state, and foreign governments based on taxable profit earned during t...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable global tech firms often have complex tax payable balances due to international earnings and varying tax jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_payableHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.17B | $6.27B | $3.73B | $4.65B | $4.07B | $6.73B | $3.55B | $4.16B | $4.15B | $8.04B | $5.79B | $7.31B | $5.02B | $9.72B | $6.06B | $6.81B | $7.21B | $3.66B | $2.05B | $3.56B |
| QoQ Change | — | +188.5% | -40.5% | +24.5% | -12.5% | +65.5% | -47.2% | +17.2% | -0.3% | +93.5% | -28.0% | +26.3% | -31.4% | +93.7% | -37.7% | +12.4% | +6.0% | -49.3% | -43.9% | +73.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +87.1% | +7.3% | -4.8% | -10.4% | +2.1% | +19.4% | +62.9% | +75.6% | +20.8% | +20.9% | +4.6% | -6.9% | +43.7% | -62.4% | -66.1% | -47.6% |
Range$2.05B – $9.72B
CAGR+11.0%
Avg YoY Growth+9.1%
Median YoY Growth+6.0%
Income Taxes Payable at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's income taxes payable?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported income taxes payable of $3.56B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's income taxes payable changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's income taxes payable decreased by 47.6% year-over-year, from $6.81B to $3.56B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's income taxes payable?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's income taxes payable has grown at a 35.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.17B to $7.21B.
- What does income taxes payable mean?
- The tax bill the company owes to the government right now.