... (income), net (7,032) 4,676 1,319Income before income taxes 30,283 57,092 382 ,387 Provision for income taxes 5,586 38, 407 157,361Income before equity in income of joint ventures 24,697 18,685 ... Toys “R” Us Inc. (in millions).Year EndedJan. 31 Jan. 30 Jan. 291998 1999 2000Net sales $11, 038 $11,170 $11,862Cost of sales 7,710 8,191 8,321Gross Profit 3,328 2,979 3,541Selling, general ... expenses and losses are more numerous than nonrecurring revenuesand gains. This imbalance is due in part to GAAP, which require firms to rec-ognize unrealized losses but not unrealized gains. Moreover,...