INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

Effective Tax Rate

The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first 26 weeks of fiscal 2024 were 23.83% and 23.94%, respectively. These rates are higher than the company’s 21.00% statutory tax rate primarily because of state income taxes. The rates are partially offset by a foreign income tax benefit and the equity-based compensation excess tax benefits.

The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first 26 weeks of fiscal 2023 were 20.88% and 21.54%, respectively. The second quarter was favorably impacted by the benefit of the pension buyout of $4.9 million and excess benefits of equity-based compensation, which totaled $1.4 million. The first 26 weeks of fiscal 2023 were favorably impacted by excess tax benefits of equity-based compensation, which totaled $10.3 million.

Uncertain Tax Positions

As of December 30, 2023, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefit and related accrued interest was $32.4 million and $9.7 million, respectively. It is reasonably possible the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain unrecognized tax positions of the company will increase or decrease in the next 12 months. At this time, an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change cannot be made.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, Sysco received a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the Internal Revenue Service, mainly related to foreign tax credits generated in fiscal 2018 from repatriated earnings primarily from our Canadian operations. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the company filed suit in the U.S. Tax Court challenging the validity of certain tax regulations related to the one-time transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings, which were enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). The lawsuit seeks to have the court invalidate these regulations, which would affirm the company’s position regarding its foreign tax credits. Sysco has previously recorded a benefit of $131.0 million attributable to its

interpretation of the TCJA and the Internal Revenue Code. If we are ultimately unsuccessful in defending our position, we may be required to reverse all, or some portion, of the benefit previously recorded.

Other

On October 8, 2021, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, which provides for a two-pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy. Pillar One expands a country’s authority to tax profits from companies that make sales into their country but do not have a physical location in the country. Pillar Two includes an agreement on international tax reform, including rules to ensure that large corporations pay a minimum rate of corporate income tax. On December 20, 2021, the OECD released Pillar Two Model Rules defining the global minimum tax, which calls for the taxation of large corporations at a minimum rate of 15%. The OECD continues to release additional guidance on the two-pillar framework, with widespread implementation anticipated by 2024. We are continuing to evaluate the potential impact on future periods of the Pillar Two Framework, pending legislation adoption and/or guidance by individual countries, with the rules being effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. For Sysco, Pillar Two will be effective in fiscal 2025.

The determination of the company’s provision for income taxes requires judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. The company’s provision for income taxes reflects income earned and taxed in the various U.S. federal and state, as well as foreign jurisdictions. Tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent book versus tax basis differences, accruals or adjustments of accruals for unrecognized tax benefits or valuation allowances, and the company’s change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.