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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 09, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 9 – Income Taxes

The effective income tax rate was 23.1% and 21.8% for the 12 weeks ended October 9, 2021 and October 3, 2020, respectively. The effective income tax rate was 24.5% and 10.5% for the 40 weeks ended October 9, 2021 and October 3, 2020, respectively. The differences from the federal statutory rate in the current year were primarily due to state taxes and the limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation, 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 in the 40-week period, as well as federal tax credits, partially offset by state taxes, limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation, and the impacts of stock-based compensation in both the 12- and 40- week periods.

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 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.