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Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, each interim period is considered integral to the annual period, and tax expense is measured using an estimated annual effective tax rate. An entity is required to record income tax expense each quarter based on its annual effective tax rate estimated for the full fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes on a current year-to-date basis, adjusted for discrete taxable events that occur during the interim period.

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended December 25, 2021 was 19.7% compared to 21.5% for the corresponding period in the prior year.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 25, 2021 was lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income, the geographic mix of income earned by the Company's international subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate, and federal and state tax credits, partially offset by state income taxes, and unbenefited foreign losses.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 26, 2020 was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to state income taxes, the global intangible low-taxed income inclusion, and unbenefited foreign losses, partially offset by the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income, the geographic mix of income earned by the Company’s international subsidiaries, which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate, and federal and state tax credits.

Non-Income Tax Matters

The Company is subject to tax examinations for value-added, sales-based, payroll, and other non-income tax items. A number of these examinations are ongoing in various jurisdictions. The Company takes certain non-income tax positions in the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company's positions and conclusions related to its non-income tax positions could be challenged, resulting in assessments by governmental authorities. Pursuant to ASC 450, the Company has recorded loss contingencies with respect to some of these positions. While the Company believes estimated losses previously recorded are reasonable, certain audits are still ongoing and additional charges could be recorded in the future.
In January 2022, the Company settled a state non-income tax audit for fiscal years 2016-2017 for $5.4 million, which was previously accrued.