INCOME TAXES |
6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 28, 2026 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES At the end of each reporting period, TD Group makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used in the year-to-date period may change in subsequent periods. During the thirteen week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, the effective income tax rate was 23.4% and 23.0%, respectively. During the twenty-six week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, the effective income tax rate was 22.9% and 21.7%, respectively. The Company’s higher effective income tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 28, 2026, was primarily due to a less significant benefit associated with share-based payments when compared to the same period in fiscal 2025. The Company's effective income tax rate for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 28, 2026 was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to an increase in the valuation allowance applicable to the Company’s net interest deduction limitation, a higher effective tax rate on non-U.S. earnings, partially offset by the discrete impact of excess tax benefits associated with share-based payments. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before fiscal 2022. The Company is currently under examination for its federal income taxes in Canada for fiscal years 2013 through 2019, in France for fiscal years 2020 through 2022, and in Germany for fiscal years 2017 through 2019. In addition, the Company is subject to state income tax examinations for fiscal years 2015 and later. Unrecognized tax benefits at March 28, 2026 and September 30, 2025 were not material. On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. It contains a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses. The majority of these provisions will impact us starting in fiscal year 2027. We continue to evaluate the future effects of the Act on our effective tax rate and cash tax position. The impact of the legislation on our operating results for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 28, 2026 was not material.
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