Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2018
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 29,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 24,
2016
 
(in thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
5,728

 
$
32,755

 
$
18,592

State
2,319

 
3,034

 
2,140

Foreign
91

 
121

 
110

Total
8,138

 
35,910

 
20,842

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(3,676
)
 
11,227

 
2,796

State
(1,162
)
 
(1,038
)
 
463

Foreign
5

 
600

 
(48
)
Total
(4,833
)
 
10,789

 
3,211

Total
$
3,305

 
$
46,699

 
$
24,053

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 29,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 24,
2016
Statutory federal income tax rate
24.5
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
0.9

 
2.4

 
2.1

Other permanent differences
(0.1
)
 
0.3

 
(1.6
)
Adjustment of prior year accruals

 
(0.3
)
 
(0.6
)
Credits
(0.8
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.0
)
Rate change - Tax reform
(16.9
)
 

 

Stock based compensation
(5.4
)




Other
0.4

 
0.1

 
0.6

Effective income tax rate (benefit)
2.6
 %
 
36.9
 %
 
34.5
 %
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 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
5,613

 
$

 
$
7,790

 
$

Inventory write-downs
6,819

 

 
10,406

 

Prepaid expenses

 
1,408

 

 
1,740

Nondeductible reserves
983

 

 
1,485

 

State taxes
74

 

 
276

 

Employee benefits
5,578

 

 
10,007

 

Depreciation and amortization

 
65,983

 

 
84,059

Equity loss
2,053

 

 
4,243

 

State net operating loss carryforward
6,722

 

 
5,182

 

Stock based compensation
2,541

 

 
3,097

 

State credits
2,742

 

 
2,403

 

Other
4,240

 

 
5,768

 

Valuation allowance
(6,809
)
 

 
(6,527
)
 

Total
$
30,556

 
$
67,391

 
$
44,130

 
$
85,799

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 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 (in thousands):  
 
 
Balance as of 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 Balance as of September 30, 2017
$
325

Increases related to prior year tax positions
138

Increases related to current year tax positions
83

Decreases related to prior year tax positions
(28
)
Settlements

Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

Balance as of Balance as of September 29, 2018
$
518