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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rates for the nine months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 were 27.9% and 27.5%, respectively. The effective tax rate used for interim reporting purposes is based on management’s best estimate of factors impacting the effective tax rate for the full fiscal year and includes the impact of discrete items recognized in the period. There can be no assurance that the effective tax rate estimated for interim financial reporting purposes will approximate the effective tax rate determined at fiscal year-end.
Scotts Miracle-Gro or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Subject to the following exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examination by these tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2021. There are currently no ongoing audits with respect to the U.S. federal jurisdiction. With respect to foreign jurisdictions, a Canadian audit covering fiscal years 2020 through 2021 and a United Kingdom audit covering fiscal year 2023 are in process. The Company is currently under examination by certain U.S. state and local tax authorities covering various periods from fiscal years 2018 through 2023. In addition to the aforementioned audits, certain other tax deficiency notices and refund claims for previous years remain unresolved.
The Company currently anticipates that few of its open and active audits will be resolved within the next twelve months. The Company is unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate as to when or if cash settlements with taxing authorities may occur. Although the outcomes of such examinations and the timing of any payments required upon the conclusion of such examinations are subject to significant uncertainty, the Company does not anticipate that the resolution of these tax matters or any events related thereto will result in a material change to its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). The OBBBA makes permanent key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including 100% bonus depreciation, domestic research cost expensing and the business interest expense limitations. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective in fiscal year 2025 and others implemented through fiscal year 2027. As the legislation was signed into law after June 28, 2025, it had no impact on the Company’s operating results for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the OBBBA.