Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2019
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 28,
2019
 
September 29,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
 
(in thousands)
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
17,048

 
$
5,728

 
$
32,755

State
2,728

 
2,319

 
3,034

Foreign
169

 
91

 
121

Total
19,945

 
8,138

 
35,910

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
4,278

 
(3,676
)
 
11,227

State
2,380

 
(1,162
)
 
(1,038
)
Foreign
1

 
5

 
600

Total
6,659

 
(4,833
)
 
10,789

Total
$
26,604

 
$
3,305

 
$
46,699


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 28,
2019
 
September 29,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
Statutory federal income tax rate
21.0
 %
 
24.5
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
4.3

 
0.9

 
2.4

Other permanent differences
0.7

 
(0.1
)
 
0.3

Adjustment of prior year accruals
(0.6
)
 

 
(0.3
)
Credits
(0.9
)
 
(0.8
)
 
(0.6
)
Rate change - Tax reform

 
(16.9
)
 

Stock based compensation
(1.6
)

(5.4
)


Other
(0.6
)
 
0.4

 
0.1

Effective income tax rate
22.3
 %
 
2.6
 %
 
36.9
 %


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 28, 2019
 
September 29, 2018
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
Deferred
Tax
Assets
 
Deferred
Tax
Liabilities
 
(in thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
$
5,029

 
$

 
$
5,613

 
$

Inventory write-downs
8,374

 

 
6,819

 

Prepaid expenses

 
2,060

 

 
1,408

Nondeductible reserves
3,968

 

 
983

 

State taxes
39

 

 
74

 

Employee benefits
5,704

 

 
5,578

 

Depreciation and amortization

 
77,901

 

 
65,983

Equity loss
884

 

 
2,053

 

State net operating loss carryforward
6,579

 

 
6,722

 

Stock based compensation
3,538

 

 
2,541

 

State credits
2,819

 

 
2,742

 

Other
4,774

 

 
4,240

 

Valuation allowance
(7,179
)
 

 
(6,809
)
 

Total
$
34,529

 
$
79,961

 
$
30,556

 
$
67,391


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 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 (in thousands):  
 
 
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 September 29, 2018
$
518

Increases related to prior year tax positions
8

Increases related to current year tax positions
81

Decreases related to prior year tax positions

Settlements
(124
)
Decreases related to lapse of statute of limitations

Balance as of September 28, 2019
$
483