INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

The following table reflects the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019:



	Three months ended						Six months ended
(dollar amounts in thousands)	March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019			March 28, 2020			March 30, 2019
Provision for income taxes	$	1,162		$	4,672		$	3,295		$	15,242
Effective tax rate	8.9		%	407.7		%	11.5		%	79.1		%

The decrease in provision for income taxes and in effective tax rate for the three months ended March 28, 2020 as compared to the three months ended March 30, 2019 is primarily related to $2.5 million of provision for income taxes recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 as an adjustment to the U.S. one-time transition tax. The decrease in provision for income taxes and in effective rate for the six months ended March 28, 2020 as compared to the six months ended March 30, 2019 is primarily related to $10.2 million of provision for income taxes recorded in the first and second quarter of fiscal 2019 as an adjustment to the U.S. one-time transition tax.

For the six months ended March 28, 2020, the effective tax rate is lower than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate primarily due to tax benefits from foreign income earned in lower tax jurisdictions, tax incentives, and tax credits, partially offset by the foreign minimum tax, deemed dividends, valuation allowances recorded against certain loss carryforwards, foreign withholding taxes, and tax liabilities from foreign operations.

It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months due to the expected lapse of statutes of limitation and / or settlements of tax examinations. Given the number of years and numerous matters that remain subject to examination in various tax jurisdictions, we cannot practicably estimate the timing or financial outcomes of these examinations.