Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The provision for income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 24,
2016
 
September 26,
2015
 
(in thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
32,755

 
$
18,592

 
$
2,301

State
3,034

 
2,140

 
643

Foreign
121

 
110

 
25

Total
35,910

 
20,842

 
2,969

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
11,227

 
2,796

 
14,843

State
(1,038
)
 
463

 
625

Foreign
600

 
(48
)
 
98

Total
10,789

 
3,211

 
15,566

Total
$
46,699

 
$
24,053

 
$
18,535

Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to the Company's Effective Income Tax Rate
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows: 
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 24,
2016
 
September 26,
2015
Statutory federal income tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
2.4

 
2.1

 
2.4

Other permanent differences
0.3

 
(1.6
)
 
(0.5
)
Adjustment of prior year accruals
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.5
)
Credits
(0.6
)
 
(1.0
)
 
(0.3
)
Change in valuation allowances

 
0.5

 

Foreign rate differential
0.1

 
0.1

 
(0.1
)
Effective income tax rate (benefit)
36.9
 %
 
34.5
 %
 
36.0
 %
Tax Effect of Temporary Differences and Carryforwards which Give Rise to Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effect of temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 24, 2016
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
7,790

 
$

 
$
7,634

 
$

Inventory write-downs
10,406

 

 
9,869

 

Prepaid expenses

 
1,740

 

 
1,188

Nondeductible reserves
1,485

 

 
1,632

 

State taxes
276

 

 
19

 

Employee benefits
10,007

 

 
10,544

 

Depreciation and amortization

 
84,059

 

 
62,778

Equity loss
4,243

 

 
5,070

 

State net operating loss carryforward
5,182

 

 
4,939

 

Stock based compensation
3,097

 

 
2,642

 

State credits
2,403

 

 
2,317

 

Other
5,768

 

 
5,303

 

Valuation allowance
(6,527
)
 

 
(6,583
)
 

Total
$
44,130

 
$
85,799

 
$
43,386

 
$
63,966

Activity Related to Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table, which excludes interest and penalties, summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 and September 24, 2016 (in thousands):  
 
 
Balance as of September 26, 2015
$
138

Increases related to prior year tax positions
51

Increases related to current year tax positions
66

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

Settlements
(1
)
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

Balance as of September 24, 2016
$
254

Increases related to prior year tax positions
4

Increases related to current year tax positions
67

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

Settlements

Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

Balance as of September 30, 2017
$
325