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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
The quarterly provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate of the annual effective income tax rate and the tax effect of discrete items occurring during the quarter. The Company’s quarterly provision and the estimate of the annual effective tax rate are subject to significant variation due to several factors. These factors include variability in the pre-tax jurisdictional mix of earnings, changes in how the Company does business including entering into new businesses or geographies, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in laws, regulations, interpretations and administrative practices, relative changes in expenses or losses for which tax benefits are not recognized and the impact of discrete items. In addition, jurisdictions where the Company anticipates an ordinary loss for the fiscal year for which the Company does not anticipate future benefits are excluded from the overall computation of estimated annual effective tax rate and no tax benefits are recognized in the period related to losses in such jurisdictions. The impact of these items on the effective tax rate will be greater at lower levels of pre-tax earnings.

Impact of valuation allowances and other tax charges

During the thirteen weeks ended July 31, 2021, as a result of the improvement seen in business conditions, the Company recognized $23.5 million of discrete tax benefits due to the release of valuation allowances, primarily in the U.S. and Germany, and a discrete tax benefit of $3.9 million due to the impact of a statutory rate change in the U.K on the valuation of deferred tax assets. The Company also recognized $6.7 million of tax benefits related to the utilization of deferred tax assets against projected pre-tax income for the full fiscal year, primarily in the U.S. and Germany, based on information available, on which a valuation allowance had previously been established.

During the twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2021, as a result of the improvement seen in business conditions, the Company recognized $23.6 million of discrete tax benefits due to the release of valuation allowances, primarily in the U.S. and Germany, and a discrete tax benefit of $3.9 million due to the impact of a statutory rate change in the U.K on the valuation of deferred tax assets. The Company also recognized $10.1 million of tax benefits related to the utilization of deferred tax assets against projected pre-tax income for the full fiscal year, primarily in the U.S. and Germany, based on information available, on which a valuation allowance had previously been established. The Company continues to maintain valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, principally Japan, Korea, and Switzerland.

During the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2020, the Company recognized $84.1 million of tax charges, ultimately giving rise to income tax expense on a consolidated pre-tax year-to-date loss. Further details regarding these adverse tax impacts are as follows:
The Company anticipated pre-tax losses for the full fiscal year in certain jurisdictions, based on information then available, primarily due to the significant adverse impacts of COVID-19. The Company did not recognize income tax benefits on $204.1 million of pre-tax losses during the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2020, resulting in an adverse tax impact of $47.6 million.
The Company recognized charges of $36.5 million related to the establishment of valuation allowances and other tax charges in certain jurisdictions during the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2020, principally as a result of the significant adverse impacts of COVID–19. These charges related to valuation allowances recognized by the Company of $10.6 million and $6.0 million related to the U.S. and Germany, respectively, as well as valuation allowances and other tax charges in certain other jurisdictions against underlying tax asset balances that existed as of February 1, 2020. The Company also recognized valuation allowances of $78.9 million related to Switzerland with a U.S. branch
equally offsetting amount, which in net, did not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The Company continues to review the need for valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, principally Japan, Korea and Switzerland, on a quarterly basis. It is reasonably possible, if business conditions continue to improve, that there could be material adjustments over the next 12 months to the total amount of valuation allowances as circumstances may be such that sufficient evidence would exist to indicate that additional deferred taxes currently subject to a valuation allowance are more likely than not to be utilized. Changes in assumptions may occur based on new information that becomes available resulting in adjustments in the period in which a determination is made.

Share-based compensation

Refer to Note 12, “SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION,” for details on income tax benefits and charges related to share-based compensation awards during the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 31, 2021 and August 1, 2020.