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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary:

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Registrant)
By:/s/ NICOLÁS A. FEHRING
Nicolás A. Fehring
Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
Date: February 26, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SignatureTitleDate
/s/ ARVIND KRISHNAChairman of the Board and Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 26, 2024
Arvind Krishna
/s/ JAMES J. KAVANAUGHSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Finance and OperationsFebruary 26, 2024
James J. Kavanaugh
/s/ NICOLÁS A. FEHRINGVice President and Controller (Chief Accounting Officer)February 26, 2024
Nicolás A. Fehring

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Board of Directors

By:/s/ FRANK SEDLARCIK
Frank Sedlarcik
Marianne C. BrownDirectorAttorney-in-fact February 26, 2024
Thomas BuberlDirector
David N. FarrDirector
Alex GorskyDirector
Michelle J. HowardDirector
Andrew N. LiverisDirector
F. William McNabb IIIDirector
Michael MiebachDirector
Martha E. PollackDirector
Joseph R. SwedishDirector
Peter R. VoserDirector
Frederick H. WaddellDirector
Alfred W. ZollarDirector

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

International Business Machines Corporation:

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated February 26, 2024 appearing in the 2023 Annual Report to Stockholders of International Business Machines Corporation (which report and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 26, 2024

SCHEDULE II

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

For the Years Ended December 31:

(Dollars in Millions)

DescriptionBalance at Beginning of PeriodAdditions/ (Deductions)Write-offsForeign Currency and OtherBalance at End of Period
Allowance For Credit Losses
2023
–Current (1)$467$13$(97)$48$431
–Noncurrent$28$(2)$—$0$27
2022
–Current (1)$418$59$(55)$45$467
–Noncurrent$25$6$0$(2)$28
2021
–Current$503$(35)$(46)$(4)$418
–Noncurrent$47$(21)$0$(2)$25
Allowance For Inventory Losses
2023$631$201$(183)$9$658
2022$633$162$(148)$(15)$631
2021$514$240$(118)$(3)$633
Revenue Based Provisions
2023$424$500$(456)$12$480
2022$435$620$(629)$(2)$424
2021$372$627$(574)$10$435

(1) Other includes reserves related to discontinued operations.

Additions/(Deductions) to the allowances represent changes in estimates of unrecoverable amounts in receivables and inventory and are recorded to expense and cost accounts, respectively. Amounts are written-off when they are deemed unrecoverable by the company. Additions/(Deductions) to Revenue Based Provisions represent changes in estimated reductions to revenue, primarily as a result of revenue-related programs, including customer and business partner rebates. Write-offs for Revenue Based Provisions represent reductions in the provision due to amounts remitted to customers and business partners.

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