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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] INCOME TAXES
The Company computes income taxes using the liability method. This method requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities, measured by enacted rates, attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised largely of differences relating to depreciation, rent expense, inventory, stock-based compensation, and various accruals and reserves.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the Third Quarter 2019 was an expense of 22.8% compared to an expense of 21.7% during the Third Quarter 2018. The effective tax rate was higher during the Third Quarter 2019 primarily due to de-leveraging from a lower excess tax benefit related to the vesting of equity shares during the Third Quarter 2019 when applied to income before provision for income taxes year over year as well as an adjustment during the Third Quarter 2018 based on clarification of the tax provisions enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Tax Act”).
The Company’s effective tax rate for Year-To-Date 2019 was an expense of 19.1%, compared to an expense of 7.0% for Year-To-Date 2018. The effective tax rate was higher for the Year-To-Date 2019 primarily due to de-leveraging from a lower excess tax benefit related to the vesting of equity shares during Year-To-Date 2019 when applied to income before provision for income taxes year over year.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government passed the Tax Act, which required U.S. companies to pay a mandatory one-time transition tax on historical offshore earnings that have not been repatriated to the U.S. While the Company is no longer permanently reinvested to the extent earnings were subject to the transition tax under the Tax Act, no additional income taxes have been provided on any earnings subsequent to the transition or for any additional outside basis differences inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be permanently reinvested in foreign operations. Determining the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to any additional outside basis differences in these entities (i.e., basis differences in excess of that subject to the one-time transition tax) is not practicable.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in provision for income taxes. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of November 2, 2019, February 2, 2019, and November 3, 2018 were $5.1 million, $5.0 million, and $3.9 million, respectively, and is included within non-current liabilities. The Company recognized less than $0.1 million in each of the Third Quarter 2019 and the Third Quarter 2018, respectively, of additional interest expense related to its unrecognized tax benefits. During each of Year-To-Date 2019 and Year-To-Date 2018, the Company recognized less than $0.1 million of additional interest expense. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in provision for income taxes.
The Company is subject to tax in the United States and foreign jurisdictions, including Canada and Hong Kong. The Company, joined by its domestic subsidiaries, files a consolidated income tax return for federal income tax purposes. The Company, with certain exceptions, is no longer subject to income tax examinations by U.S. federal, state and local, or foreign tax authorities for tax years 2013 and prior.
Management believes that an adequate provision has been made for any adjustments that may result from tax examinations; however, the outcome of tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty. If any issues addressed in the Company's tax audits are resolved in a manner not consistent with management's expectations, the Company could be required to adjust its provision for income tax in the period such resolution occurs.