(10) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the period, which are based on the projected effective tax rate for the full year, are as follows:


	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
Fiscal 2018		12.4	%		17.9	%
Fiscal 2017		35.1	%		31.5	%

During the three months ended October 28, 2017, the Company recognized an income tax expense of approximately $201,000. The effective tax rate in this period was directly impacted by $334,000 of prior period tax benefits recognized upon the completion of an R&D study, partially offset by current tax increases from the mix of forecasted pre-tax earnings to higher taxing jurisdictions. During the three months ended October 29, 2016, the Company recognized income tax expense of $623,000.

During the nine months ended October 28, 2017, the Company recognized an income tax expense of approximately 579,000. The effective tax rate in this period was directly impacted by $334,000 of prior period tax benefits recognized upon the completion of an R&D study, partially offset by current tax increases from the mix of forecasted pre-tax earnings to higher taxing jurisdictions. During the nine months ended October 29, 2016, the Company recognized income tax expense of $1,595,000

As of October 28, 2017, the Company’s cumulative unrecognized tax benefits totaled $663,000 compared to $708,000 as of January 31, 2017. There were no other developments affecting unrecognized tax benefits during the quarter ended October 28, 2017.