Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

May 03, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three- and six-month periods ended May 3, 2025 and May 4, 2024 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 has numerous audits ongoing throughout the world including: an IRS income tax audit for the fiscal years ended October 30, 2021 (fiscal 2021), November 2, 2019 (fiscal 2019) and November 3, 2018 (fiscal 2018); a pre-acquisition IRS income tax audit for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.’s (Maxim) fiscal years ended June 27, 2015 through August 26, 2021; and various U.S. state and local audits and international audits, including Irish corporate tax audits for fiscal 2021. The Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns prior to fiscal 2018 are no longer subject to examination, except for the applicable Maxim pre-acquisition fiscal years noted above.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company received an assessment from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019, totaling approximately $267.0 million. The assessment excludes any penalties and interest. The assessment pertains to transfer pricing arrangements between the Company and one of its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries. The Company firmly disagrees with this assessment and maintains that its transfer pricing is appropriate. Consequently, the Company has not recorded any additional tax liability related to fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 in relation to this issue, nor to any other periods. The Company intends to vigorously defend its original tax return position and is currently in the process of preparing a formal protest and appeal with the IRS. Should the IRS ultimately prevail regarding its assessments for fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019, such a resolution, along with any potential impact on subsequent fiscal years, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s income tax expense and net earnings in future periods.