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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
May 02, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

An estimate of the annual effective tax rate is used at each interim period based on the facts and circumstances available at that time, while the actual effective tax rate is calculated at year-end. However, for the 13-week period ended May 2, 2020, the Company determined that the annual effective tax rate could not be reliably estimated due to operational uncertainties related to COVID-19; therefore, the actual effective tax rate for the year-to-date period was deemed to be the best estimate of the annual effective tax rate.

For the 13-week periods ended May 2, 2020 and May 4, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of 73.1% and 28.2% of the loss before income taxes, respectively. The increase in the tax rate, for the 13-week period ended May 2, 2020, was primarily due to recording a $12.3 million income tax benefit related to the carry back of fiscal 2019 federal net operating losses to prior periods pursuant to the CARES Act. In addition, the Company can also carry back the projected fiscal 2020 loss to years with a 35% statutory tax rate, for an additional income tax benefit of $3.8 million for the 13-week period ended May 2, 2020. These benefits were partially offset by a $2.2 million increase in the Company’s valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, primarily related to state net operating loss carry forwards, due to uncertainty regarding their realization.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities using estimated future tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax basis of recorded assets and liabilities, including net operating loss carry forwards. Management assesses the realizability of deferred tax assets and records a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company considers the probability of future taxable income and our historical profitability, among other factors, in assessing the amount of the valuation allowance. Adjustments could be required in the future if the Company estimates that the amount of deferred tax assets to be realized is more than the net amount recorded. Any change in the valuation allowance could have the effect of increasing or decreasing the income tax provision in the statement of operations based on the nature of the deferred tax asset deemed realizable in the period in which such determination is made.