Income Taxes

4 Months Ended

Apr. 23, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 9 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 20.2% and 24.6% for the 16 weeks ended April 23, 2022 and April 24, 2021, respectively. The difference from the federal statutory rate in the current year quarter was primarily due to tax benefits associated with stock compensation and federal tax credits, partially offset by state taxes. In the prior year, the difference from the federal statutory rate was primarily due to state taxes, partially offset by federal tax credits.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted tax legislation to provide economic stimulus and support businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, referred to as the CARES Act. In connection with the CARES Act, the Company recorded net discrete income tax benefits of $9.3 million in 2020 associated with the additional deductibility of certain expenses combined with provisions which enable companies to carry back tax losses to years prior to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform”), when the federal statutory income tax rate was 35%. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company received tax refunds totaling $25.7 million related to the amended prior year returns.