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INCOME TAXES
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
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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 and amortization, rent expense, inventory, stock-based compensation, net operating loss carryforwards, tax credits, and various accruals and reserves.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Included in the CARES Act is a provision that allows net operating losses (“NOLs”) incurred in taxable years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to offset 100% of taxable income and generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. The Company has evaluated the impact of the CARES Act and expects the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act to result in a material cash benefit to the Company.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the Third Quarter 2021 was 28.2% as compared to 33.6% during the Third Quarter 2020. The Company’s provision for income taxes for the Third Quarter 2021 was $31.0 million compared to $6.7 million in the Third Quarter 2020. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the Third Quarter 2021 compared to the Third Quarter 2020 was primarily driven by tax benefits from the CARES Act in the prior year.
The Company’s effective tax rate for Year-To-Date 2021 was a tax provision of 27.5% as compared to a tax benefit of 33.3% for Year-To-Date 2020. The Company’s provision for income taxes for the Year-To-Date 2021 was $56.3 million compared to an income tax benefit of $73.9 million in Year-To-Date 2020. The decrease in the effective tax rate for Year-To-Date 2021 compared to Year-To-Date 2020 was primarily driven by tax benefits from the CARES Act in the prior year.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of October 30, 2021, January 30, 2021, and October 31, 2020 was $8.0 million, $7.9 million, and $6.8 million, respectively, and is included within non-current liabilities. Additional interest expense recognized in the Third Quarter 2021, Third Quarter 2020, Year-To-Date 2021 and Year-To-Date 2020 related to unrecognized tax benefits was not significant.
The Company is subject to tax in the United States and foreign jurisdictions, including Canada and Hong Kong. The Company, including its domestic subsidiaries, files a consolidated income tax return for federal income tax purposes. The Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by U.S. federal, state and local, or foreign tax authorities for fiscal tax years 2014 and prior, with the exception of Hong Kong, which is open through fiscal tax year 2013 due to an ongoing tax examination.
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 arise as a result of a tax audit, and 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.