
	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019

United States	$	642,482	$	3,742,227	$	3,463,785
Foreign	(553,219)		663,956		709,426
Income before income taxes	$	89,263	$	4,406,183	$	4,173,211


	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019

Current:
Federal	$	189,854	$	708,508	$	711,369
State	36,246		250,830		251,187
Foreign	4,985		181,061		238,692
Deferred:
Federal	(97,705)		9,409		(62,278)
State	(25,406)		(8,203)		(27,831)
Foreign	(109,181)		(7,615)		2,274
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$	(1,207)	$	1,133,990	$	1,113,413


	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	171,568	$	57,886

Pension, stock compensation, postretirement and employee benefits	272,872		290,144

Operating lease liabilities	2,409,392		2,384,486
Accruals and reserves	239,696		125,022
Other	14,750		16,349
Total gross deferred tax assets	$	3,108,278	$	2,873,887
Valuation allowance	(76,682)		(60,086)
Net deferred tax asset	$	3,031,596	$	2,813,801
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	$	530,675	$	557,848
Capitalized inventory	47,769		46,778
Operating lease right of use assets	2,321,733		2,315,690
Tradename / intangibles	17,391		15,705
Undistributed foreign earnings	4,789		1,806
Other	19,212		6,012
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	2,941,569	$	2,943,839
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	90,027	$	(130,038)
Non-current asset	$	127,191	$	12,132
Non-current liability	(37,164)		(142,170)
Total	$	90,027	$	(130,038)

TJX has provided for all applicable state and foreign withholding taxes on all undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries in Canada, Puerto Rico, Italy, India, Hong Kong and Vietnam through January 30, 2021. The Company has not provided for federal, state, or foreign withholding taxes on the approximately $1 billion of undistributed earnings related to all other foreign subsidiaries as such earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested in the business. The net amount of unrecognized state and foreign withholding tax liabilities related to the undistributed earnings is not material.

As of January 30, 2021 and February 1, 2020, for state income tax purposes, TJX had net operating loss carryforwards of $224 million and $190 million respectively, which expire, if unused, in the years 2022 through 2041. TJX has analyzed the realization of the state net operating loss carryforwards on an individual state basis. For those states where the Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the state net operating loss carryforwards will not be realized, a valuation allowance of $14 million has been provided for the deferred tax asset as of January 30, 2021 and $13 million as of February 1, 2020.

The Company had available for foreign income tax purposes net operating loss carryforwards of $626 million (related to Australia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and the U.K.) as of January 30, 2021, and $156 million (related to Australia, Austria and the Netherlands) as of February 1, 2020. Of the net operating loss carryforwards as of January 30, 2021, $48 million will expire, if unused, in fiscal years 2025 through 2028. The remaining loss carryforwards do not expire. For the deferred tax assets associated with the net operating loss carryforwards for which management has determined it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized, TJX had valuation allowances recorded of approximately $62 million as of January 30, 2021, and approximately $47 million as of February 1, 2020.


	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	21.0	%	21.0	%	21.0	%
Effective state income tax rate	28.1		4.6		4.5
Impact of foreign operations	21.4		0.8		1.2
Excess share-based compensation	(59.4)		(1.3)		(1.2)
Tax credits	(8.9)		—		—
Nondeductible / nontaxable items	(3.3)		—		—
Impact of 2017 Tax Act	—		—		1.5
All other	(0.3)		0.6		(0.3)
Worldwide effective income tax rate	(1.4)	%	25.7	%	26.7	%

TJX’s effective income tax rate decreased for fiscal 2021 as compared to fiscal 2020. The decrease in the fiscal 2021 effective income tax rate is primarily driven by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the Company’s results and the change in the jurisdictional mix of income and losses. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) was signed into law, which provides emergency economic assistance for American workers, families and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act does not have a significant impact on our fiscal 2021 tax expense.

The 2017 Tax Act made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code which had a significant impact on our fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 tax expense, including reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, expanded rules regarding expensing of fixed assets, and required one-time transition tax on certain undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Other provisions that became effective in Fiscal 2019 impacting income taxes include: an exemption from U.S. tax on dividends of future foreign earnings, expanded limitations on executive compensation, a minimum tax on certain foreign earnings in excess of 10% of the foreign subsidiaries tangible assets (i.e. global intangible low-taxed income or “GILTI”), and allows a benefit for foreign derived intangible income (“FDII”).

In December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which allows a measurement period, not to exceed one year, to finalize the accounting for the income tax impacts of the 2017 Tax Act. The Company completed our analysis in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 and determined there was no material adjustment to the income tax expense. The Company has recorded current tax on GILTI relative to fiscal 2020 operations and will continue to account for GILTI as a period cost when incurred.


	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands	January 30, 2021		February 1, 2020		February 2, 2019
Balance, beginning of year	$	259,359	$	244,195	$	61,704
Additions for uncertain tax positions taken in current year	11,751		21,559		7,406
Additions for uncertain tax positions taken in prior years	834		722		177,741

Reductions resulting from lapse of statute of limitations	(2,352)		(4,022)		(1,388)
Settlements with tax authorities	(221)		(3,095)		(1,268)
Balance, end of year	$	269,371	$	259,359	$	244,195

Included in the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits are items that will impact future effective tax rates upon recognition. These items amounted to $250 million as of January 30, 2021, $240 million as of February 1, 2020 and $222 million as of February 2, 2019.

TJX is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax in multiple state, local and foreign jurisdictions. In the U.S. and India, fiscal years through 2010 are no longer subject to examination. In all other jurisdictions, fiscal years through 2011 are no longer subject to examination.

TJX’s accounting policy is to classify interest and penalties related to income tax matters as part of income tax expense. The amount of interest and penalties expensed was $8 million for the year ended January 30, 2021, $5 million for the year ended February 1, 2020 and $12 million for the year ended February 2, 2019. The accrued amounts for interest and penalties are $36 million as of January 30, 2021, $28 million as of February 1, 2020 and $24 million as of February 2, 2019.