Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 was 26 percent compared with 26 percent for the same period last year.  The primary items impacting the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2021 were the provision for state income taxes, net of the federal benefit, of $5.3 million and foreign tax rates higher than statutory tax rates of $1.8 million.

The items impacting the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2020 were primarily attributable to the provision for state income taxes, net of the federal benefit, of $1.2 million and other items of $1.3 million.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the first half of 2021 was 25 percent compared with 26 percent for the same period last year. The items impacting the effective tax rate for the first half of 2021 primarily related to the provision for state income taxes, net of the federal benefit, of $7.7 million and the effect of foreign tax rates higher than statutory tax rates of $3.1 million.

The items impacting the effective tax rate for the first half of 2020 were primarily related to the provision for state income taxes, net of the federal benefit, of $3.3 million and foreign tax rates higher than statutory tax rates of $1.5 million.

The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and numerous consolidated and separate-company income tax returns in many state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. The statute of limitations is open for the Company’s federal tax return for 2015 and 2017 and all subsequent years. The statutes of limitations for most state returns are open for 2017 and all subsequent years, and some state and foreign returns are also open for some earlier tax years due to differing statute periods. The Internal Revenue Service is auditing the Company’s 2015 and 2017 federal consolidated returns. While the Company believes that it is

adequately reserved for possible audit adjustments, the final resolution of these examinations cannot be determined with certainty and could result in final settlements that differ from current estimates.