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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
May 04, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

 

8. Income Taxes

Since the end of fiscal 2014, the Company has maintained a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. While the Company has projected it will return to profitability, generate taxable income and ultimately emerge from a three-year cumulative loss, based on the Company’s forecast for fiscal 2019, the Company believes that a full valuation allowance remains appropriate at this time.  Realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income in the near term. At May 4, 2019, the Company had total deferred tax assets of $58.7 million, total deferred tax liabilities of $11.0 million and a valuation allowance of $47.7 million.

As of May 4, 2019, for federal income tax purposes, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $141.5 million, which will expire from fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2036 and net operating loss carryforwards of $21.7 million that are not subject to expiration.  For state income tax purposes, the Company has $91.9 million of net operating losses that are available to offset future taxable income, which will expire from fiscal 2019 through fiscal 2039.  Additionally, the Company has $3.4 million of net operating loss carryforwards related to the Company’s operations in Canada, which will expire from fiscal 2025 through fiscal 2039.

The Company’s financial statements reflect the expected future tax consequences of uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return, based solely on the technical merits of the tax position.  The liability for unrecognized tax benefits at May 4, 2019 was approximately $2.0 million and was associated with a prior tax position related to exiting the Company’s direct business in Europe during fiscal 2013.  The amount of unrecognized tax benefits has been presented as a reduction in the reported amounts of the Company’s federal and state net operating losses carryforwards. No penalties or interest have been accrued on this liability because the carryforwards have not yet been utilized.  The reversal of this liability would result in a tax benefit being recognized in the period in which the Company determines the liability is no longer necessary.

The discrete tax rate method was used for calculating tax expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018.  The Company’s tax provision for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 included tax expense of $51,000 and $26,000, respectively, in other comprehensive income (loss), which resulted in a tax benefit on the Consolidated Statement of Operations related to the corresponding decrease in valuation allowance, partially offset by a tax expense, primarily for certain states’ margin tax.