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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income TaxesThe Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 26, 2020 was (2.9)% and 14.4%, respectively. Such rates differs from the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) federal statutory rate of 19% primarily due to the favorable impact of global financing activities as well as the release of a valuation allowance on tax loss carryforwards of one of our U.S. subsidiaries during the three months ended December 26, 2020. The favorable impacts are partially offset by the impact of the tax rate change in the United Kingdom on the Company's net deferred tax liabilities recorded for the nine months ended December 26, 2020, as well as tax detriments related to share based compensation. The global financing activities are related to the Company’s 2014 move of its principal executive office from Hong Kong to the U.K. and decision to become a U.K. tax resident. In connection with this decision, the Company funded its international growth strategy through intercompany debt
financing arrangements between certain of our U.S., U.K. and Switzerland subsidiaries in December 2015. Due to the difference in the statutory income tax rates between these jurisdictions, the Company realized a lower effective tax rate.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 28, 2019 was 2.0% and 0.6%, respectively. Such rates differed from the U.K. federal statutory rate of 19% primarily due to the favorable impact from the realization of previously unrecognized tax benefits associated with certain positions in Europe realized during the period and return to provision adjustments in the U.S. and Europe, which resulted in a benefit to the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 28, 2019. In addition, the Company had favorable effects related to global financing activities. The global financing activities are related to the Company’s 2014 move of its principal executive office from Hong Kong to the U.K. and decision to become a U.K. tax resident. In connection with this decision, the Company funded its international growth strategy through intercompany debt financing arrangements between certain of the our U.S., U.K. and Switzerland subsidiaries in December 2015. Due to the difference in the statutory income tax rates between these jurisdictions, the Company realized a lower effective tax rate.