Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
May 04, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is based on a current estimate of the annual effective tax rate adjusted to reflect the impact of discrete items. The Company’s effective income tax rate may fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of a variety of factors, including changes in the Company’s assessment of certain tax contingencies, valuation allowances, changes in tax law, outcomes of administrative audits, the impact of discrete items, and the mix of earnings.
The Company’s effective tax rate was 8.4% and 80.1% for the thirteen weeks ended May 4, 2019 and May 5, 2018, respectively. The effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 4, 2019 reflects a tax benefit from a pre-tax loss offset by $1.4 million of discrete tax expense related to a tax shortfall for share-based compensation. The effective tax rate for the thirteen weeks ended May 5, 2018 reflects $1.3 million of discrete tax expense related to a tax shortfall for share-based compensation.