Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income taxes

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Income taxes
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Income Taxes  
Income taxes

11.   Income taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

Fiscal year ended

February 1,

February 3,

January 28,

(In thousands)

    

2025

    

2024

    

2023

Current:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

348,450

$

308,656

$

315,763

State

73,826

65,415

69,719

Total current

422,276

374,071

385,482

Deferred:

  

  

  

Federal

(31,407)

27,391

11,800

State

(11,921)

3,184

3,854

Total deferred

(43,328)

30,575

15,654

Provision for income taxes

$

378,948

$

404,646

$

401,136

A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

    

Fiscal year ended

February 1,

February 3,

January 28,

    

2025

    

2024

    

2023

Federal statutory rate

21.0%

21.0%

21.0%

State effective rate, net of federal tax benefit

 

3.1%

3.2%

3.6%

Executive compensation limitation

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

Excess deduction of stock compensation

(0.3%)

(0.4%)

(0.2%)

Other

 

(0.1%)

(0.2%)

(0.3%)

Effective tax rate

 

24.0%

23.9%

24.4%

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was enacted into law, which, among other things, introduced a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax on book income of certain large corporations and created a 1% excise tax on net share repurchases. The corporate alternative minimum tax was effective in fiscal 2024 and did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The excise tax applies to share repurchases made after December 31, 2022.


Significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

    

February 1,

February 3,

(In thousands)

    

2025

    

2024

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

 

  

Operating lease liability

$

492,729

$

490,907

Reserves not currently deductible

50,362

58,796

Accrued liabilities

 

49,626

 

40,501

Employee benefits

 

33,111

 

32,885

Inventory valuation

 

4,168

 

1,962

Credit carryforwards

 

390

 

359

NOL carryforwards

197

231

Property and equipment

1,729

Total deferred tax assets

 

630,583

 

627,370

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Operating lease asset

623,622

607,251

Prepaid expenses

 

22,299

 

83,775

Receivables not currently includable

17,895

20,502

Property and equipment

 

8,286

 

Other

 

1,074

 

1,763

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

673,176

 

713,291

Net deferred tax liability

$

(42,593)

$

(85,921)

At February 1, 2025, the Company had $494 of credit carryforwards for state income tax purposes that expire between 2025 and 2028. The Company had $41 of state net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards that expire by 2038 and $117 of state NOL carryforwards that do not expire. The Company also had $344 of federal NOL carryforwards that do not expire.







The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740-10. The reserve for uncertain tax positions was $5,220 and $4,060 at February 1, 2025 and February 3, 2024, respectively, which represents the best estimate of the potential liability. A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

    

February 1,

February 3,

(In thousands)

    

2025

    

2024

Beginning balance

$

4,060

$

4,158

Increase due to a prior year tax position

 

1,188

 

1,437

Decrease due to a prior year tax position

 

(28)

 

(590)

Decrease due to a prior year audit adjustment

(945)

Ending balance

$

5,220

$

4,060

The Company acknowledges that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits may change in the next twelve months. However, it does not expect the change to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. Income tax-related interest and penalties were insignificant for fiscal 2024 and 2023.

The Company files tax returns in the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2021 and is no longer subject to examinations by state authorities before 2020.