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Income Taxes
8 Months Ended
Sep. 05, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the TCJ Act was enacted in the United States. The related provisional measurement period allowed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ended in the fourth quarter of 2018. While our accounting for the recorded impact of the TCJ Act was deemed to be complete, additional guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) impacted our recorded amounts after December 29, 2018.
There were no tax amounts recognized in the 36 weeks ended September 5, 2020 related to the TCJ Act. In the 36 weeks ended September 7, 2019, we recognized tax benefits of $29 million ($0.02 per share) related to the TCJ Act.
For further information and discussion of the impact of the TCJ Act, refer to Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2019 Form 10-K.
Other Tax Matters
On May 19, 2019, a public referendum held in Switzerland passed the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF), effective January 1, 2020. In the 12 and 36 weeks ended September 5, 2020, we recorded net tax benefits of $77 million primarily related to the adoption of the TRAF in the Swiss Canton of Bern in the third quarter of 2020. In the 12 and 36 weeks ended September 7, 2019, we recorded net tax benefits of $45 million and $33 million, respectively, related to the TRAF. While the accounting for the impacts of the TRAF are deemed to be complete, further adjustments to our financial statements and related disclosures could be made in future quarters, including in connection with final tax return filings.
For further information and discussion of the TRAF, refer to Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2019 Form 10-K.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the United States. The CARES Act and related notices include several significant provisions, including delaying certain payroll tax payments, mandatory transition tax payments under the TCJ Act and estimated income tax payments that we are deferring to future periods. Estimated federal income tax payments and mandatory transition tax payments under the TCJ Act were made in the third quarter of 2020 and are no longer deferred. Additionally, we expect to pay the previously deferred payroll taxes in the fourth quarter of 2020. We do not currently expect the CARES Act to have a material impact on our financial results, including on our annual estimated effective tax rate or on our liquidity. We will continue to monitor and assess the impact the CARES Act and similar legislation in other countries may have on our business and financial results.