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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For purposes of our combined financial statements, income taxes have been calculated as if we file income tax returns for the Company on a standalone basis. The Company's U.S. operations and certain of its non-U.S. operations historically have been included in the income tax returns of L Brands or its subsidiaries that may not be part of the Company. The Company believes the assumptions supporting its allocation and presentation of income taxes on a separate return basis are reasonable. However, the Company's tax results, as presented in the combined financial statements, may not be reflective of the results that the Company expects to generate in the future.
For the second quarter of 2021, the Company calculated the provision for income taxes on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate and adjusted as necessary for quarterly events. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the income tax expense for the second quarter of 2020 was computed on a year-to-date effective tax rate.
For the second quarter of 2021, the Company’s effective tax rate was 24.1% compared to 18.5% in the second quarter of 2020. The second quarter of 2021 rate was lower than the Company's combined estimated federal and state statutory rate primarily due to the recognition of excess tax benefits recorded through the 2021 Combined Statements of Income on share-based awards that vested in the quarter. The second quarter of 2020 rate was lower than the Company's combined federal and state statutory rate primarily due to losses related to certain foreign subsidiaries, which generated no tax benefit.
For year-to-date 2021, the Company's effective tax rate was 23.2% compared to 19.9% year-to-date 2020. The year-to-date 2021 rate was lower than the Company's combined estimated federal and state statutory rate primarily due to the recognition of excess tax benefits recorded through the 2021 Combined Statements of Income on share-based awards that vested year-to-date. The year-to-date 2020 rate was lower than the Company's combined estimated federal and state statutory rate primarily due to losses related to certain foreign subsidiaries, which generated no tax benefit.
The Company would have paid $13 million and $2 million for the second quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively, had it filed its own separate returns in those years. Year-to-date income taxes paid would have been $15 million and $8 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively.