Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate was 25.3% and 18.5% for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 23.7% and 20.9% for the first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2020 and 2019 include the impact of state taxes. The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of 2019 also include a deferred tax benefit resulting from final transition tax regulations released in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and a tax reserves benefit due to expirations of statutes of limitations.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $174 million and $169 million at March 28, 2020 and September 28, 2019, respectively. We do not expect material changes to our unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.