Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2022

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

5.    Income Taxes: Our effective income tax rate for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2022 was 24.6% while our effective income tax rate for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2021 was 24.1%. Our effective income tax rate for the First Half of Fiscal 2022 was 24.4% while our effective income tax rate for the First Half of Fiscal 2021 was 22.0%. The effective tax rate for both the First Half of Fiscal 2022 and the First Half of Fiscal 2021 benefitted from certain favorable items that resulted in a lower tax rate than a more typical annual effective tax rate of approximately 25%.

The income tax expense in both the First Half of Fiscal 2022 and the First Half of Fiscal 2021 included the benefit of the utilization of certain net operating loss carryforward amounts in certain state and foreign jurisdictions, the recognition of certain tax credit amounts and the vesting of restricted stock awards at a price higher than the grant date fair value. These favorable items were partially offset by certain unfavorable permanent items which are not deductible for income tax purposes. Additionally, and more significantly, the income tax expense in the First Half of Fiscal 2021 included the benefit of a $2 million net reduction in uncertain tax positions resulting from the settlement of those uncertain tax position amounts in the First Quarter of Fiscal 2021.