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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
May 01, 2021
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

5.    Income Taxes: Our effective income tax rate for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021 was an expense of 17.8% while our effective tax rate for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2020 was a benefit of 22.5%.

The income tax expense in the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021 includes the benefit of a $2 million net reduction in uncertain tax positions resulting from the settlement of those uncertain tax position amounts as well as other favorable items including the recognition of certain tax credit amounts, the impact of restricted stock awards vesting at a price higher than the grant date value, and the utilization of certain net operating loss carryforward amounts in certain state and foreign jurisdictions. These favorable items were partially offset by certain unfavorable permanent items which are not deductible for income tax purposes. The net impact of these items results in a lower effective tax rate than the more typical 25% to 26% annual effective tax rate of Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2018.

The income tax benefit in the First Quarter of Fiscal 2020 includes the benefit of the operating losses that will be realized at a rate of 35% pursuant to the CARES Act provision allowing the carryback of Fiscal 2020 loss amounts to pre-U.S. Tax Reform years, offset by (1) the non-deductibility of certain impairment charges which resulted in an estimated effective tax rate of 17% on the impairment charges, and (2) the impact of restricted stock awards vesting at a price lower than the grant date value.

After recognizing a $2 million net reduction in uncertain tax positions during the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021, the unrecognized tax benefits of uncertain tax positions as of May 1, 2021 was $3 million. The total amount of uncertain tax benefits relating to our tax positions is subject to change based on future events including, but not limited to, settlements of ongoing audits and assessments and the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation. We expect that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by an additional $1 million during the remainder of Fiscal 2021. However, changes in the expected occurrence, outcomes and timing of such events could cause our current estimate to change in the future.