Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income (Loss) Before Income Tax
Loss before income taxes includes the following components for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 25, 2022 (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
U.S. $ (77,641) $ (20,894) $ (77,976)
Foreign 10  (24) (160)
Loss before income taxes $ (77,631) $ (20,918) $ (78,136)
Schedule of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes expense (benefit) for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 25, 2022 consist of the following (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Current:
Federal $ (37) $ 37  $ 374 
State (53) 273  373 
Foreign —  —  — 
Total current income tax expense (benefit) $ (90) $ 310  $ 747 
Deferred:    
Federal $ —  $ —  $ — 
State —  —  — 
Foreign —  —  — 
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit) —  —  — 
Income tax expense (benefit), net $ (90) $ 310  $ 747 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Income Tax Provision that would Result from Applying the Federal Statutory Rate to Income Tax Provision
The reconciliation between the income tax expense (benefit) and the amount of income tax computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to loss before income taxes as shown in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for fiscal years ended December 29, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 25, 2022 is as follows:
2024 2023 2022
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate 21.0  % 21.0  % 21.0  %
State income taxes 3.8  4.2  4.0 
Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets (25.6) (22.3) (24.2)
Excess stock options (0.8) (3.3) (1.1)
Other 1.7  (1.1) (0.7)
Effective tax rate 0.1  % (1.5) % (1.0) %
Schedule of the Company's Total Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The Company's federal and state deferred taxes at December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
2024 2023
Deferred tax assets:
Leasing transactions $ 104,831  $ 113,963 
General business and other tax credits 41,009  40,441 
Net operating loss carryover 50,688  44,131 
Accrued compensation and related costs 4,810  5,361 
Goodwill 7,250  7,244 
Stock-based compensation 6,423  6,333 
Advanced payments —  628 
Interest expense 15,938  11,345 
Property & Equipment
8,318  — 
Other non-current deferred tax assets 1,594  2,478 
Subtotal 240,861  231,924 
Valuation allowance (136,595) (119,861)
Total $ 104,266  $ 112,063 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Leasing transactions $ (89,804) $ (97,386)
Property and equipment —  (1,242)
Supplies inventory (4,349) (4,415)
Prepaid expenses (1,862) (1,472)
Advanced Payments (364) — 
Other non-current deferred tax liabilities (7,887) (7,548)
Total $ (104,266) $ (112,063)
Net deferred tax asset $ —  $ — 
Schedule of the Company's Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the Company's unrecognized tax benefits at December 29, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 25, 2022 (in thousands):
2024 2023 2022
Beginning of year $ 185  $ 185  $ 32 
Increase due to current year tax positions —  —  177 
Due to decrease to a position taken in a prior year —  —  — 
Settlements —  —  — 
Reductions related to lapses in the statute of limitations (134) —  (24)
End of year $ 51  $ 185  $ 185