V F CORP

NOTE 12 —INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 2024 was 13.0% compared to 7.8% in the 2023 period. The three months ended June 2024 included a net discrete tax expense of $7.1 million, which was comprised primarily of a $3.6 million net tax expense related to unrecognized tax benefits and interest, and a $4.3 million tax expense related to stock compensation. Excluding the $7.1 million net discrete tax expense in the 2024 period, the effective income tax rate would have been 15.4%. The three months ended June 2023 included a net discrete tax expense of $0.2 million, which was comprised primarily of a $4.7 million net tax expense related to unrecognized tax benefits and interest, a $3.1 million tax expense related to stock compensation and a $7.5 million net tax benefit for interest on income tax receivables. Excluding the $0.2 million net discrete tax expense in the 2023 period, the effective income tax rate would have been 8.2%. Without discrete items, the effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 2024 increased by 7.2% compared with the 2023 period primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of earnings and year-to-date losses generated in the current year, including non-deductible goodwill impairment.

VF files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, as well as separate and combined income tax returns in numerous state and international jurisdictions. In the U.S., the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") examinations for tax years through 2015 have been effectively settled. In addition, VF is currently subject to examination by various state and international tax authorities. Management regularly assesses the potential outcomes of both ongoing and future examinations for the current and prior years and has concluded that VF’s provision for income taxes is adequate. The outcome of any one examination is not expected to have a material impact on VF’s consolidated financial statements. Management believes that some of these audits and negotiations will conclude during the next 12 months.

During the three months ended June 2024, the amount of net unrecognized tax benefits and associated interest increased by $5.3 million to $308.1 million. Management believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits and interest may decrease during the next 12 months by approximately $4.1 million due to settlement of audits and expiration of statutes of limitations, of which $1.0 million would reduce income tax expense.

15 VF Corporation Q1 FY25 Form 10-Q