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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
Lands’ End and Sears Holdings Corporation entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement in connection with the Separation which governs Sears Holdings Corporation’s and Lands’ End’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Separation with respect to liabilities for United States federal, state, local and foreign taxes attributable to the Lands’ End business. In addition to the allocation of tax liabilities, the Tax Sharing Agreement addresses the preparation and filing of tax returns for such taxes and dispute resolution with taxing authorities regarding such taxes. Generally, Sears Holdings Corporation is liable for all pre-Separation United States federal, state and local income taxes. Lands’ End generally is liable for all other income taxes attributable to its business, including all foreign taxes.
Prior to the Separation, all tax obligations were settled through Sears Holdings through Net parent company investment.  At the date of Separation, certain tax attributes that were recorded in Net parent company investment were reclassified.  During the Third Quarter 2016, as a result of filing its Fiscal Year 2015 income tax return, the Company recorded an increase in the deferred tax liabilities and a decrease in Additional paid in capital of $2.1 million related to the calculation of a deferred tax liability related to the LIFO inventory calculation that existed as of the date of the Separation.  
As of October 28, 2016, the Company had UTBs of $8.3 million. Of this amount, $5.4 million would, if recognized, impact its effective tax rate, with the remaining amount being comprised of UTBs related to gross temporary differences or other indirect benefits. Pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, Sears Holdings Corporation is generally responsible for all United States federal, state and local UTBs through the date of the Separation and, as such, an indemnification asset from Sears Holdings Corporation for the pre-Separation UTBs is recorded in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The indemnification asset was $14.4 million, $13.5 million and $13.7 million as of October 28, 2016, October 30, 2015, and January 29, 2016, respectively.
The Company classifies interest expense and penalties related to UTBs and interest income on tax overpayments as components of income tax expense. As of October 28, 2016, the total amount of interest expense and penalties recognized on our balance sheet was $6.4 million ($4.2 million net of federal benefit). The total amount of net interest expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was insignificant for all periods presented. The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. The Company is under examination by various income tax jurisdictions for the years 2009 to 2015.
During the Third Quarter 2015, Sears Holdings settled tax audits in certain state tax jurisdictions related to pre-Separation periods. As a result, the Company re-evaluated the reserves for the pre-Separation period and recorded a $1.2 million reduction in income tax expense, before consideration of federal income tax benefit. Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, Sears Holdings indemnifies the Company for such liabilities and, as a result, the Company reduced the indemnification receivable by $1.2 million; such reduction was reflected as a decrease in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and as Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations.