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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 17, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 9 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 25.8% and 6.3% for the 12 weeks ended July 17, 2021 and July 11, 2020, respectively. The effective income tax rate was 25.1% and 4.3% for the 28 weeks ended July 17, 2021 and July 11, 2020, respectively. The differences from the federal statutory rate in the current year were primarily due to state taxes, partially offset by federal tax credits. In the prior year, the difference from the federal statutory rate was primarily the result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, and related tax planning, as well as federal tax credits, partially offset by state taxes and stock-based compensation.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted tax legislation to provide economic stimulus and support businesses and individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, referred to as the CARES Act. In connection with the CARES Act, the Company recorded net discrete income tax benefits of $9.3 million in 2020, of which $5.2 million was recognized in the second quarter, associated with the additional deductibility of certain expenses combined with provisions which enable companies to carry back tax losses to years prior to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform”), when the federal statutory income tax rate was 35%. In the first quarter of 2021, the Company received tax refunds totaling $25.7 million related to the amended prior year returns.