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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components of Income Before Income Taxes
For financial reporting purposes, components of income before income taxes are as follows:
  Fiscal Year Ended
In thousandsJanuary 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 
Provision for Income Taxes
The (benefit) provision for income taxes includes the following:
  Fiscal Year Ended
In thousandsJanuary 30,
2021
February 1,
2020
February 2,
2019
Current:
Federal$189,854 $708,508 $711,369 
State36,246 250,830 251,187 
Foreign4,985 181,061 238,692 
Deferred:
Federal(97,705)9,409 (62,278)
State(25,406)(8,203)(27,831)
Foreign(109,181)(7,615)2,274 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes$(1,207)$1,133,990 $1,113,413 
Net Deferred Tax (Liabilities) Assets
TJX had net deferred tax assets (liabilities) as follows:
  Fiscal Year Ended
In thousandsJanuary 30,
2021
February 1,
2020
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward$171,568 $57,886 
Pension, stock compensation, postretirement and employee benefits272,872 290,144 
Operating lease liabilities2,409,392 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 inventory47,769 46,778 
Operating lease right of use assets2,321,733 2,315,690 
Tradename / intangibles17,391 15,705 
Undistributed foreign earnings4,789 1,806 
Other19,212 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)
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate and Worldwide Effective Income Tax Rate
The difference between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and TJX’s worldwide effective income tax rate is reconciled below:
  Fiscal Year Ended
  January 30,
2021
February 1,
2020
February 2,
2019
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Effective state income tax rate28.1 4.6 4.5 
Impact of foreign operations21.4 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 %
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Gross Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
  Fiscal Year Ended
In thousandsJanuary 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 year11,751 21,559 7,406 
Additions for uncertain tax positions taken in prior years834 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