12.  Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes is based on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate adjusted to reflect the impact of items discrete to the thirteen weeks ended April 28, 2012. The effective tax rate from continuing operations for the three months ended April 28, 2012 was (42.2)% compared to 37.9% for the three months ended April 30, 2011.  Our income tax benefit for the quarter was positively impacted by federal wage tax credits, state law changes and state audit settlements.