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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Aug. 03, 2013
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

9.                                      INCOME TAXES

 

The provisions codified within ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), require companies to assess whether valuation allowances should be established against their deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  In accordance with ASC 740, the Company maintained a full valuation allowance throughout fiscal 2012 and the 26 weeks ended August 3, 2013 on all of the Company’s net deferred tax assets.  The Company’s deferred tax asset valuation allowance totaled $178,360 and $152,735 at August 3, 2013 and February 2, 2013, respectively.

 

Given the Company’s valuation allowance position, no tax benefit was recognized on the Company’s loss before income taxes in the 13 and 26 weeks ended August 3, 2013 and July 28, 2012.  The income tax provision recorded in the 13 and 26 weeks ended in each of August 3, 2013 and July 28, 2012 primarily reflects the recognition of deferred tax liabilities associated with indefinite-lived assets.

 

As of August 3, 2013, it is reasonably possible that gross unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by $178 within the next 12 months due to the expiration of certain statutes of limitations.