Income Taxes

The following table summarizes the Company’s income tax expense and effective tax rates for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 and August 1, 2015 (dollars in thousands):



	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015			July 30, 2016			August 1, 2015
Income before income taxes	$	15,787		$	11,230		$	26,613		$	18,242
Income tax expense	$	5,940		$	4,169		$	10,008		$	6,903
Effective tax rate	37.6		%	37.1		%	37.6		%	37.8		%

The effective tax rates for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 and August 1, 2015 were based on the Company’s forecasted annualized effective tax rates and were adjusted for discrete items that occurred within the periods presented. The effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended July 30, 2016 was higher than the thirteen weeks ended August 1, 2015 as a result of a change in the Company's average state tax rate. The twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 was lower than the twenty-six weeks ended August 1, 2015 as a result of a change in the Company's average state tax rate.

The Company had no material accrual for uncertain tax positions or interest or penalties related to income taxes on the Company’s balance sheets as of July 30, 2016, January 30, 2016, or August 1, 2015 and has not recognized any material uncertain tax positions or interest and/or penalties related to income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 30, 2016 or August 1, 2015.

The Company files a federal income tax return as well as state tax returns. The Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the fiscal years ended February 1, 2014 and thereafter remain subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). State returns are filed in various state jurisdictions, as appropriate, with varying statutes of limitation and remain subject to examination for varying periods up to 3 to 4 years depending on the state.