Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Income Taxes	Note 12. Income Taxes We recorded an income tax expense of $25,558 on pre-tax income of $58,959 during the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2015, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.4% and an income tax expense of $28,451 on pre-tax income of $65,402 during the 13 weeks ended November 1, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.5%. We recorded an income tax expense of $4,233 on pre-tax income of $10,716 during the 26 weeks ended October 31, 2015, which represented an effective income tax rate of 39.5% and an income tax expense of $8,153 on pre-tax income of $18,891 during the 26 weeks ended November 1, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.2%. The income tax provision for the 13 and 26 weeks ended October 31, 2015 reflects the impact of federal and state income taxes imposed upon income from operations, decreased by the impact of favorable state law and tax rate changes, partially offset by the impact of certain non-deductible expenses.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Note 12. Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax expense of $25,558 on pre-tax income of $58,959 during the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2015, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.4% and an income tax expense of $28,451 on pre-tax income of $65,402 during the 13 weeks ended November 1, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.5%.

We recorded an income tax expense of $4,233 on pre-tax income of $10,716 during the 26 weeks ended October 31, 2015, which represented an effective income tax rate of 39.5% and an income tax expense of $8,153 on pre-tax income of $18,891 during the 26 weeks ended November 1, 2014, which represented an effective income tax rate of 43.2%.

The income tax provision for the 13 and 26 weeks ended October 31, 2015 reflects the impact of federal and state income taxes imposed upon income from operations, decreased by the impact of favorable state law and tax rate changes, partially offset by the impact of certain non-deductible expenses.