Income Tax - Notes to the Financial Statements

9 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2017

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Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

The Company had a $2.8 million tax benefit for the quarter ended October 28, 2017 compared to a $4.9 million tax benefit for the quarter ended October 29, 2016. For the first nine months of 2017, the Company had a tax benefit of $252,000 compared to $11.5 million income tax expense for the first nine months of 2016. The tax benefit is attributable to lower earnings, a higher proportion of income being generated from jurisdictions with lower tax rates, ongoing savings from tax initiatives, and a change in estimate for uncertain tax positions. See Note 1, General.