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INCOME TAXES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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Our income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for any discrete items that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate and, if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. Our quarterly tax provision and quarterly estimate of our annual effective tax rate are subject to variation due to several factors, including variability in accurately predicting our full year pre-tax income or loss by jurisdiction, tax credits, government audit developments, changes in laws, regulations and administrative practices, and relative changes in expenses or losses for which tax benefits are not recognized. Additionally, our effective tax rate can be more or less volatile based on the amount of pre-tax income or loss. For example, the impact of discrete items, tax credits, and non-deductible expenses on our effective tax rate is greater when our pre-tax income or loss is lower.
Our effective income tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2024 was a benefit of 87.8%. The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% and our effective tax rate was primarily due to the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (“WOTC”). WOTC is designed to encourage employers to hire workers from certain targeted groups with higher than average unemployment rates. Other differences between the statutory federal income tax rate and our effective tax rate result from certain other non-deductible and non-taxable items, the tax impact of stock-based compensation, and state and foreign income taxes.