Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2016
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	7. Income Taxes Our effective income tax rate increased to 24.1% for the third quarter of 2016 from a benefit of (56.8)% for the third quarter of 2015 primarily as a result of the Jos. A. Bank tradename impairment charge of $90.1 million in last year’s third quarter, which generated a book loss in our U.S. entities and significantly impacted our effective tax rate. In addition, the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 is impacted by lower U.S. income as compared to income earned in foreign jurisdictions, which have lower statutory tax rates. Our effective income tax rate increased to 27.3% for the first nine months of 2016 from a benefit of (24.0)% for the first nine months of 2015 primarily due to the impact of the aforementioned Jos. A. Bank tradename impairment charge, which resulted in our effective tax rate being a benefit for the first nine months of 2015. In addition, the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2016 is impacted by lower U.S. income as compared to income earned in foreign jurisdictions, which have lower statutory tax rates. Lastly, we are currently undergoing several federal, foreign and state audits which we are vigorously defending and currently do not believe should result in any material change to tax expense.

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

7. Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate increased to 24.1% for the third quarter of 2016 from a benefit of (56.8)% for the third quarter of 2015 primarily as a result of the Jos. A. Bank tradename impairment charge of $90.1 million in last year’s third quarter, which generated a book loss in our U.S. entities and significantly impacted our effective tax rate. In addition, the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2016 is impacted by lower U.S. income as compared to income earned in foreign jurisdictions, which have lower statutory tax rates.

Our effective income tax rate increased to 27.3% for the first nine months of 2016 from a benefit of (24.0)% for the first nine months of 2015 primarily due to the impact of the aforementioned Jos. A. Bank tradename impairment charge, which resulted in our effective tax rate being a benefit for the first nine months of 2015. In addition, the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2016 is impacted by lower U.S. income as compared to income earned in foreign jurisdictions, which have lower statutory tax rates.

Lastly, we are currently undergoing several federal, foreign and state audits which we are vigorously defending and currently do not believe should result in any material change to tax expense.