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Income Taxes | INCOME TAXES Tax Reform. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Tax Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017, and, among other changes, reduced the federal statutory tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. In accordance with U.S. GAAP for income taxes, as well as SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), the company made a reasonable estimate of the impacts of the 2017 Tax Act and recorded this estimate in its results for the year ended February 28, 2018. SAB 118 allows for a measurement period of up to one year, from the date of enactment, to complete the company’s accounting for the impacts of the 2017 Tax Act. As of February 28, 2019, our analysis under SAB 118 is complete and resulted in no material adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded as of February 28, 2018. The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate for fiscal 2018 included a $32.7 million increase in tax expense related to the revaluation of our net deferred tax asset at the lower federal statutory tax rate. This increase was partially offset by a $20.8 million benefit from the reduction in the federal statutory tax rate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. Income Tax Provision
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The 2017 Tax Act above includes the following impacts for fiscal 2018:
Temporary Differences Resulting in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Except for amounts for which a valuation allowance has been provided, we believe it is more likely than not that the results of future operations and the reversals of existing deferred taxable temporary differences will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance as of February 28, 2019, relates to capital loss carryforwards that are not more likely than not to be utilized prior to their expiration. Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
As of February 28, 2019, we had $30.3 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $10.7 million of which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit will increase or decrease during the next 12 months; however, we do not expect the change to have a significant effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. As of February 28, 2018, we had $28.7 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $9.6 million of which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of February 28, 2017, we had $30.0 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $9.4 million of which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. Our continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in SG&A expenses. Our accrual for interest and penalties was $3.2 million, $2.8 million and $2.7 million as of February 28, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. CarMax is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple states and local jurisdictions. With a few insignificant exceptions, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to fiscal 2016. |