Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

                 The Company’s effective tax rates from continuing operations for the three months ended December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022 were (9.8)% and 25.4%, respectively. The most significant item contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21.0% and the Company's effective tax rate for the three-month period ended December 29, 2023 relates to a discrete event associated with the election to treat an Australian subsidiary as a corporation versus a partnership for U.S. tax purposes. The election resulted in the derecognition of a deferred tax liability, resulting in a discrete income tax benefit of $61.6 million as the Company asserts that a component of the investment will be indefinitely reinvested. This benefit was partly offset by U.S. state income tax expense of $3.2 million and U.S. tax on foreign earnings of $3.2 million. These expense items are expected to have a continuing impact on the Company's effective tax rate for the remainder of the fiscal year.

                 The most significant items contributing to the difference between the statutory U.S. federal corporate tax rate of 21.0% and the Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended December 30, 2022, were U.S. state income tax expense of $4.6 million and U.S. tax on foreign earnings of $3.6 million.

The amount of income taxes the Company pays is subject to ongoing audits by tax jurisdictions around the world. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by tax authorities throughout the world, including such major jurisdictions as Australia, Canada, India, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our estimate of the potential outcome of any uncertain tax issue is subject to our assessment of the relevant risks, facts, and circumstances existing at the time. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for reasonably foreseeable outcomes related to these matters. However, future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities in the period the assessments are made or resolved, which may impact our effective tax rate.