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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES
The Company computes income taxes using the liability method. This method requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities, measured by enacted rates, attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised largely of differences relating to depreciation, rent expense, inventory and various accruals and reserves.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the Third Quarter 2014 and Year-To-Date 2014 was 33.7% and 32.8%, respectively, compared to 32.3% and 31.4% during the Third Quarter 2013 and Year-To-Date 2013, respectively. The Third Quarter 2014 and Year-To-Date 2014 rates are higher due to the impact of the mix of forecasted income in 2014 being larger in higher tax jurisdictions, including the U.S., compared to lower tax jurisdictions such as Hong Kong and Canada.
The Company recognized less than $0.1 million in each of the Third Quarter 2014 and Third Quarter 2013, respectively, and $0.1 million during each of Year-To-Date 2014 and Year-To-Date 2013, respectively, of additional interest expense related to its unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
The Company is subject to taxation and files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audits for years through fiscal 2008. The Company, with certain exceptions, is no longer subject to income tax examinations by state and local or foreign tax authorities for tax years through fiscal 2009.
Management believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations; however, the outcome of tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company's tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management's expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs.