Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state and local jurisdictions, Canada, Brazil, and other international jurisdictions. We are not subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years prior to fiscal 2021, or state and local income tax examinations for years prior to fiscal 2020. We are not currently under U.S. federal examination for years subsequent to fiscal year 2020, and there is very limited audit activity of our income tax returns in U.S. state jurisdictions or international jurisdictions.

For interim periods, our income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions and other items. For the three-months ended November 30, 2024, income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before income tax was 24.1%, compared to 23.6% for the same period last year. For the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before income tax was 24.8%, compared to 23.7% for the same period last year. The change in the effective tax rate for both the three- and nine-month periods was primarily due to an increase in tax expense for discrete items.

The total liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $5.7 million at November 30, 2024 compared to $5.1 million at March 2, 2024, respectively. Penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense.