INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2024

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES

We calculate our provision for income taxes at the end of each interim reporting period on the basis of an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for tax items that are discrete to each period. The table below sets forth the primary reasons that our effective income tax rates differed from the U.S. statutory tax rates in effect during the three-month periods ended January 28, 2024, and January 29, 2023.

Reporting Period	U.S. Statutory Tax Rates		Photronics Effective Tax Rates		Primary Reasons for Differences
Three months ended January 28, 2024		21.0%		27.3%	Non-recognition of the tax benefit of losses that, in certain jurisdictions, have been offset by valuation allowances; non-U.S. pre-tax income being taxed at higher statutory rates in non-U.S. jurisdictions; and the establishment of uncertain tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions.
Three months ended January 29, 2023		21.0%		30.3%	Non-recognition of the tax benefit of losses that, in certain jurisdictions, have been offset by valuation allowances; non-U.S. pre-tax income being taxed at higher statutory rates in non-U.S. jurisdictions; and the establishment of uncertain tax positions in non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Uncertain Tax Positions

Although the timing of reversal of uncertain tax positions may be uncertain, as they can be dependent upon the settlement of tax audits, we believe that the amount of uncertain tax positions (including interest and penalties, and net of tax benefits) that may be resolved over the next twelve months is immaterial. Resolution of these uncertain tax positions may result from either or both the lapses of statutes of limitations and tax settlements. We are no longer subject to tax authority examinations in the U.S., major foreign, or state tax jurisdictions for years prior to fiscal year 2018. The table below presents information on our unrecognized tax benefits as of the balance sheet dates.

	January 28, 2024		October 31, 2023
Unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions	$	9,744	$	8,908
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate	$	9,744	$	8,908
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$	688	$	576