COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
12 Months Ended |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments
VF is obligated under noncancelable operating leases. Refer to Note 10 for additional information related to future lease payments.
VF has entered into licensing agreements that provide VF rights to market products under trademarks owned by other parties. Royalties under these agreements are recognized in cost of goods sold in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain of these agreements contain minimum advertising requirements. Future minimum advertising payments are $16.2 million, $7.3 million, $4.3 million, $2.2 million and $1.7 million for fiscal years 2021 through 2025, respectively, and $7.1 million thereafter.
In the ordinary course of business, VF has entered into purchase commitments for finished products, raw materials and contract production. Total payments required under these agreements are $1.7 billion, $12.1 million, $10.1 million and $9.4 million for fiscal years 2021 through 2024, respectively, and no commitments thereafter.
VF has entered into commitments for (i) capital spending, (ii) service and maintenance agreements related to its management information systems, and (iii) advertising. Future payments under these agreements are $249.0 million, $84.3 million, $49.6 million, $6.7 million and $4.6 million for fiscal years 2021 through 2025, respectively, and $0.3 million thereafter.
Surety bonds, customs bonds, standby letters of credit and international bank guarantees, all of which represent contingent guarantees of performance under self-insurance and other
programs, totaled $107.5 million as of March 2020. These commitments would only be drawn upon if VF were to fail to meet its claims or other obligations.
Contingencies
The Company petitioned the U.S. Tax Court to resolve an IRS dispute regarding the timing of income inclusion associated with the 2011 Timberland acquisition. The Company remains confident in our timing and treatment of the income inclusion, and therefore this matter is not reflected in our financial statements. We are vigorously defending our position, and do not expect the resolution to have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows. While the IRS argues immediate income inclusion, the Company's position is to include the income over a period of years. As the matter relates to 2011, nearly half of the timing in dispute has passed with the Company including the income, and paying the related tax, on our income tax returns. The Company notes that should the IRS prevail in this timing matter, the net interest expense would be up to $158 million. Further, this timing matter is impacted by the U.S. Tax Act that reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. If the IRS is successful, this rate differential would increase tax expense by approximately $136 million.
The Company is currently involved in other legal proceedings that are ordinary, routine litigation incidental to the business. The resolution of any particular proceeding is not currently expected to have a material adverse impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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