Income taxes | 9. Income taxes The components of income tax expense (benefit) (“tax provision”) are included in the table below. The tax provision for deferred income taxes results from temporary differences arising primarily from net operating losses, inventories valuation, receivables valuation, suspended interest deductions, certain accrued amounts, and depreciation and amortization, net of any changes to valuation allowances. Years Ended July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 (Thousands) Current: Federal $ 58,512 $ (62,445) $ (127,250) State and local 8,871 (4,723) 17,990 Foreign 126,522 21,530 22,816 Total current taxes 193,905 (45,638) (86,444) Deferred: Federal (32,424) 21,590 14,845 State and local (22,320) 259 4,450 Foreign 1,794 3,604 (31,355) Total deferred taxes (52,950) 25,453 (12,060) Income tax expense (benefit) $ 140,955 $ (20,185) $ (98,504) The tax provision is computed based upon income (loss) before income taxes from both U.S. and foreign operations. U.S. income (loss) before income taxes was $197.1 million, $(89.4) million and, $(254.8) million, in fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively, and foreign income before income taxes was $636.3 million, $262.3 million, and $125.2 million, in fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. On March 27, 2020, the United States enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). The CARES Act is an approximately $2 trillion emergency economic stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which among other things contains numerous income tax provisions. The CARES Act allows net operating losses incurred in fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. The Company has utilized this carryback provision. An income tax refund receivable of $56.1 million, associated with the fiscal 2021 income tax benefit, is classified within Receivables on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company asserts that all of its unremitted foreign earnings are permanently reinvested and any unrecorded liabilities related to this assertion are not material. Reconciliations of the federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rates are as follows: Years Ended July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 June 27, 2020 U.S. federal statutory rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit 1.1 (2.2) 4.6 Tax on foreign income, net of valuation allowances (1.7) (10.7) 5.0 Establishment/release of valuation allowances, net of U.S. tax expense (5.8) 2.1 (28.5) Change in unrecognized tax benefit reserves (0.6) 14.3 20.1 Tax audit settlements 0.2 0.4 (5.6) Impact of surrender of Company owned life insurance policies 1.4 — — Impact of the CARES Act — (8.4) 10.2 Impairments of investments, goodwill and long-lived assets — (22.4) 56.5 Other, net 1.3 (5.8) (7.3) Effective tax rate 16.9 % (11.7) % 76.0 % Tax rates on foreign income represents the impact of the difference between foreign rates and the U.S. federal statutory rate applied to foreign income or loss, foreign income taxed in the U.S. at rates other than its statutory rate, and the impact of valuation allowances previously established against the Company’s otherwise realizable foreign deferred tax assets, which are primarily net operating loss carry-forwards. Avnet’s effective tax rate on income before income taxes was 16.9% in fiscal 2022 as compared with an effective tax rate of 11.7% of benefit on fiscal 2021 income before income taxes. Included in the fiscal 2022 effective tax rate is a tax benefit arising from the decreases to valuation allowance against deferred tax assets. The Company applies the guidance in ASC 740 Income Taxes The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities, included in “other assets” on the consolidated balance sheets, are as follows: July 2, July 3, 2022 2021 (Thousands) Deferred tax assets: Federal, state and foreign net operating loss carry-forwards $ 226,072 $ 282,882 Depreciation and amortization 11,525 17,333 Inventories valuation 29,798 25,336 Operating lease liabilities 56,256 69,759 Receivables valuation 18,321 13,757 Interest deductions 29,358 35,516 Various accrued liabilities and other 47,717 26,566 419,047 471,149 Less — valuation allowances (207,889) (293,569) 211,158 177,580 Deferred tax liabilities: Operating lease assets (54,632) (68,135) Net deferred tax assets $ 156,526 $ 109,445 The decrease in valuation allowances in fiscal 2022 from fiscal 2021 was related to a $65.2 million net release of valuation allowance primarily as a result of changes to management’s expectation of its ability to realize certain deferred tax assets, and a $20.5 million decrease resulting from changing foreign exchange rates. As of July 2, 2022, the Company had net operating and capital loss carry-forwards of approximately $1.18 billion, of which $11.0 million will expire during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024, substantially all of which have full valuation allowances, $281.9 million have expiration dates ranging from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2041, and the remaining $888.6 million have no expiration date. A significant portion of these losses are not expected to be realized in the foreseeable future and have valuation allowances against them. The carrying value of the Company’s net operating and capital loss carry-forwards depends on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions. Estimated liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits are included in “Accrued expenses and other” and “Other liabilities” on the consolidated balance sheets. These contingent liabilities relate to various tax matters that result from uncertainties in the application of complex income tax regulations in the numerous jurisdictions in which the Company operates. As of July 2, 2022, unrecognized tax benefits were $134.6 million. The estimated liability for unrecognized tax benefits included accrued interest expense and penalties of $25.3 million and $26.4 million, net of applicable state tax benefits, as of the end of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. Reconciliations of the beginning and ending liability balances for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, are as follows: July 2, 2022 July 3, 2021 (Thousands) Balance at beginning of year $ 118,660 $ 96,292 Additions for tax positions taken in prior periods 3,569 36,452 Reductions for tax positions taken in prior periods (4,075) (4,880) Reductions related to tax rate change — (200) Additions for tax positions taken in current period 1,269 4,030 Reductions related to settlements with taxing authorities (1,660) (711) Reductions related to the lapse of applicable statutes of limitations (3,883) (15,713) Adjustments related to foreign currency translation (4,595) 3,390 Balance at end of year $ 109,285 $ 118,660 The evaluation of uncertain income tax positions requires management to estimate the ability of the Company to sustain its position with applicable tax authorities and estimate the final benefit to the Company. If the actual outcomes differ from the Company’s estimates, there could be an impact on the consolidated financial statements in the period in which the position is settled, the applicable statutes of limitations expire, or new information becomes available, as the impact of these events are recognized in the period in which they occur. It is difficult to estimate the period in which the amount of a tax position will change as settlement may include administrative and legal proceedings beyond the Company’s control. The effects of settling tax positions with tax authorities and statute expirations may significantly impact the estimate for unrecognized tax benefits. Within the next twelve months, the Company estimates that approximately $14.5 million of these liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits will be settled by the expiration of the statutes of limitations or through agreement with the tax authorities for tax positions related to valuation matters and positions related to acquired entities. The expected cash payment related to the settlement of these contingencies is approximately $1.1 million. The Company conducts business globally and consequently files income tax returns in numerous jurisdictions, including those listed in the following table. It is also routinely subject to audit in these and other countries. The Company is no longer subject to audit in its major jurisdictions for periods prior to fiscal 2016. The years remaining subject to audit, by major jurisdiction, are as follows: Jurisdiction Fiscal Year United States (Federal and state) 2016 - 2022 Taiwan 2017 - 2022 Hong Kong 2016 - 2022 Germany 2016 - 2022 Singapore 2018 - 2022 Belgium 2020 - 2022 United Kingdom 2020 - 2022 Canada 2016 - 2022 |