Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate and is adjusted as necessary for quarterly events.

For the first quarter of 2022, the Company’s effective tax rate was 19.4% compared to 23.7% in the first quarter of 2021. The 2022 and 2021 first quarter rates were lower than the Company's combined estimated federal and state statutory rates primarily due to the recognition of excess tax benefits recorded through the Consolidated Statements of Income on share-based awards that vested.

Income taxes paid were $8 million and $10 million for the first quarters of 2022 and 2021, respectively.