Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2015
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 26,
2015
     September 27,
2014
    September 28,
2013
 
     (in thousands)  

Current:

       

Federal.

   $ 2,301       $ (329   $ 52   

State.

     643         873        958   

Foreign.

     25         0        0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     2,969         544        1,010   

Deferred:

       

Federal.

     14,843         4,171        (2,915

State.

     625         177        (687

Foreign.

     98         (847     0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     15,566         3,501        (3,602
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,535       $ 4,045      $ (2,592
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
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 26,
2015
    September 27,
2014
    September 28,
2013
 

Statutory federal income tax rate

     35.0     35.0     (35.0 )% 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     2.4        2.1        (5.2

Other permanent differences

     (0.5     0.2        2.4   

Adjustment of prior year accruals

     (0.5     (0.2     1.8   

Uncertain tax positions

     0.0        0.4        3.7   

Credits

     (0.3     (1.6     (29.3

Change in valuation allowances

     0.0        (5.4     (9.0

Foreign rate differential

     (0.1     (1.3     (3.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate (benefit)

     36.0     29.2     (74.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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 26, 2015      September 27, 2014  
     Deferred
Tax
Assets
    Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
     Deferred
Tax
Assets
    Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 

Current:

  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 7,054      $ 0       $ 9,262      $ 0   

Inventory write-downs

     11,366        0         12,018        0   

Prepaid expenses.

     0        651         820        0   

Nondeductible reserves

     936        0         1,420        0   

State taxes.

     0        385         0        165   

Employee benefits

     9,411        0         7,816        0   

Other.

     2,754        0         3,233        0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     31,521        1,036         34,569        165   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncurrent:

         

Depreciation and amortization.

     0        52,415         0        46,458   

Equity income.

     0        305         0        127   

State net operating loss carryforward

     5,032        0         5,167        0   

Stock based compensation

     3,422        0         5,263        0   

State credits

     2,348        0         2,352        0   

Other.

     2,463        0         7,281        0   

Valuation allowance

     (6,205     0         (6,215     0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total.

     7,060        52,720         13,848        46,585   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total.

   $ 38,581      $ 53,756       $ 48,417      $ 46,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
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 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014 (in thousands):

 

Balance as of September 28, 2013

   $ 364   

Increases related to prior year tax positions

     264   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     14   

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

     (166

Settlements

     (388

Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

     (1
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 27, 2014

   $ 87   

Increases related to prior year tax positions

     55   

Increases related to current year tax positions

     20   

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

     0   

Settlements

     (9

Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

     (15
  

 

 

 

Balance as of September 26, 2015

   $ 138