Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jul. 01, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate was (1.8)% on pretax loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, 23.6% on pretax income for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, (67.9)% on pretax loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2023 and 22.1% on pretax income for the first nine months of fiscal 2022. The percentage impacts of items on the effective tax rate were greater in fiscal 2023 due to the level of pretax income (loss) in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. The effective tax rates for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023 include the impacts of a $448 million non-deductible goodwill impairment. In all periods presented, the effective tax rates include the impacts of state tax expense and various tax benefits; however, tax benefits increase the effective tax rate in a period of pretax loss and decrease the effective tax rate in a period of pretax income. Additionally, the effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2022 includes a $36 million benefit from the remeasurement of deferred income taxes, primarily due to legislation decreasing state tax rates enacted in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Unrecognized tax benefits were $156 million and $152 million at July 1, 2023 and October 1, 2022, respectively.

In December 2021, we received an assessment from the Mexican tax authorities related to the 2015 sale of our direct and indirect equity interests in subsidiaries which held our Mexico operations. The assessment totals approximately $496 million (8.5 billion Mexican pesos), which includes tax, inflation adjustment, interest and penalties. We believe the assertions made in the assessment letter have no merit and will defend our positions through the Mexican administrative appeal process and litigation, if necessary. Based on our analysis of this assessment in accordance with FASB guidance related to unrecognized tax benefits, we have not recorded a liability related to the issue.