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Income Taxes Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Feb. 18, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 7—Income Taxes

In December 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”) was signed into law. Except for certain provisions, the 2017 Act is effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. The Company is a fiscal-year taxpayer, so most provisions will become effective for fiscal year 2019, including limitations on the Company’s ability to claim foreign tax credits, repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction, and limitations on certain business deductions. Provisions with significant impacts that are effective for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 include: a decrease in the U.S. federal income tax rate, remeasurement of certain net deferred tax liabilities, and a transition tax on deemed repatriation of certain foreign earnings. The decrease in the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to 21% will result in a blended rate for the Company of 25.6% for fiscal 2018.
During the second quarter, the Company recorded net tax benefits of $74 related to the 2017 Tax Act, including the impact of lowering the U.S. federal corporate rate. This benefit also included discrete tax expense of $152 on deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, and $39 for the reduction in foreign tax credits and other immaterial items, largely offset by a tax benefit of $165 for the provisional remeasurement of U.S. deferred tax liabilities, which results from the application of the lower tax rate to these liabilities. These are provisional determinations based on the Company's current interpretation of the 2017 Tax Act and estimates that it believes are reasonable. As the Company continues to evaluate the 2017 Tax Act and available data, it anticipates that adjustments may be made in future periods including the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
The determination of the Company’s provision for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws, all of which are subject to continuing review.