Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three- and nine-month periods ended July 29, 2023 and July 30, 2022 were below the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21.0%, due to lower statutory tax rates applicable to the Company's operations in the foreign jurisdictions in which it earns income. The Company's effective tax rate also includes the effects of the mandatory capitalization and amortization of research and development expenses which began in fiscal 2023 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). The mandatory capitalization requirement decreases the Company's effective tax rate primarily by increasing the foreign-derived intangible income deduction.

The Company's effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was also impacted by a discrete income tax benefit recorded of $81.1 million resulting from the approval granted by the Joint Committee on Taxation of its federal corporate income tax relief claim which reduced the amount of transition tax owed under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

It is reasonably possible that the balance of gross unrealized tax benefits, including accrued interest and penalties, could decrease by as much as approximately $133.0 million within the next twelve months due to the completion of tax audits, including any administrative appeals.

The Company has numerous audits ongoing throughout the world including: an IRS income tax audit for the fiscal years ended November 3, 2018 and November 2, 2019; a pre-acquisition IRS income tax audit for Maxim's fiscal years ended June 27, 2015 through August 26, 2021; various U.S. state and local audits and various international audits, including an Irish Corporate Tax Audit for the fiscal year ended November 2, 2019. The Company's U.S. federal income tax returns prior to the fiscal year ended November 3, 2018 are no longer subject to examination, except for the applicable Maxim pre-acquisition fiscal years noted above.