Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

13.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 $25,096 for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2020 represents an effective tax rate of 25.1%, compared to $38,933 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 23.1% for the 13 weeks ended November 2, 2019. The higher effective tax rate is primarily due to less investment tax credits received.

Income tax expense of $2,935 for the 39 weeks ended October 31, 2020 represents an effective tax rate of 40.3%, compared to $134,729 of tax expense representing an effective tax rate of 21.8% for the 39 weeks ended November 2, 2019. The higher effective tax rate is primarily due to a near break-even pre-tax operating income in fiscal 2020, less investment tax credits received, and tax expense from the income tax accounting for share-based compensation compared to a tax benefit in fiscal 2019.