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Income taxes

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Income taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2023
Income Taxes  
Income taxes

10.Income taxes

Income tax expense reflects the federal statutory tax rate and the weighted average state statutory tax rate for the states in which the Company operates stores. Income tax expense of $80,241 for the 13 weeks ended October 28, 2023 represents an effective tax rate of 24.3%, compared to $88,120 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 24.3% for the 13 weeks ended October 29, 2022.

Income tax expense of $278,597 for the 39 weeks ended October 28, 2023 represents an effective tax rate of 23.7%, compared to $289,891 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 24.3% for the 39 weeks ended October 29, 2022. The lower effective tax rate is primarily due to benefits from income tax accounting for stock-based compensation.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was enacted into law, which, among other things, introduced a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax on book income of certain large corporations and created a 1% excise tax on net share repurchases. The corporate alternative minimum tax will be effective in fiscal 2024 and is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. The excise tax applies to share repurchases made after December 31, 2022.