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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and six months ended September 28, 2019 are (5.8)% and 1.7%, respectively. Such rates differ from the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) federal statutory rate of 19% primarily due to the favorable impact from the realization of previously unrecognized tax benefits associated with certain positions in Europe realized during the period and return to provision adjustments in the US and Europe, which resulted in a benefit to the Company’s effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended September 28, 2019. In addition, the Company had favorable effects related to global financing activities. The global financing activities are related to the Company’s 2014 move of its principal executive office from Hong Kong to the U.K. and decision to become a U.K. tax resident. In connection with this decision, the Company funded its international growth strategy through intercompany debt financing arrangements between certain of our U.S., U.K. and Switzerland subsidiaries in December 2015. Due to the difference in the statutory income tax rates between these jurisdictions, the Company realized a lower effective tax rate.
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three and six months ended September 29, 2018 were 9.9% and 9.5%, respectively. Such rates differed from the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) federal statutory rate of 19% primarily due to the favorable effects of global financing arrangements and tax benefits of share-based compensation.