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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 14. Income Taxes

We calculate the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to “ordinary” income or loss (pre-tax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items) for the reporting period. Due to various factors and operating in multiple state and foreign jurisdictions, our effective tax rate is subject to fluctuation.

Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended February 1, 2020 increased to 51.6 percent as compared to a negative 71.8 percent for the nine months ended January 26, 2019. The quarterly change in the effective tax rate was caused by discrete one-time impacts of $3,255 recognized in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 due to the release of a tax reserve for a lapse of the statute and a valuation allowance reversal related to foreign net operating loss carryforwards. The estimated effective tax rate for fiscal 2020 of 51.6 percent is the result of the expected net taxes and credits being higher as a proportion of expected pre-tax earnings.

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income taxes of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. Fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019 remain open to federal tax examinations, and fiscal years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 remain open for various state income tax examinations.  Certain subsidiaries are also subject to income tax in several foreign jurisdictions which have open tax years varying by jurisdiction beginning in fiscal 2009. In the event of any future tax assessments, we have elected to record the income taxes and any related interest and penalties as income tax expense in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.

As of February 1, 2020, undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are considered to be reinvested indefinitely. Additionally, we had $576 of unrecognized tax benefits which would reduce our effective tax rate if recognized.