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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2018
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

9.Income Taxes

Income tax expense reflects the federal statutory tax rate and the weighted average state statutory tax rate for the states in which the Company operates stores. Income tax expense of $39,365 for the 13 weeks ended November 3, 2018 represents an effective tax rate of 23.1%, compared to $58,338 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 35.8% for the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2017. Income tax expense of $132,771 for the 39 weeks ended November 3, 2018 represents an effective tax rate of 23.0%, compared to $185,020 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 34.8% for the 39 weeks ended October 28, 2017. The lower effective tax rate is primarily due to tax reform.