Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income (loss) before income tax
Income (loss) before income taxes includes the following components for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2018, December 31, 2017, and December 25, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
(16,045
)
 
$
32,208

 
$
7,806

Foreign
 
(5,365
)
 
(3,188
)
 
(3,018
)
 
 
$
(21,410
)
 
$
29,020

 
$
4,788

Schedule of provision (benefit) for income taxes
The benefit for income taxes for the fiscal years ended December 30, 2018, December 31, 2017, and December 25, 2016 consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
2,043

 
$
2,304

 
$
2,503

State
 
1,579

 
3,175

 
2,078

Foreign
 

 

 

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(16,688
)
 
(6,045
)
 
(9,407
)
State
 
(2,068
)
 
(680
)
 
(2,300
)
Foreign
 
143

 
247

 
189

 
 
$
(14,991
)
 
$
(999
)
 
$
(6,937
)
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 provision and the amount of income tax computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory rate to income (loss) before the provision for income taxes as shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), for fiscal years ended December 30, 2018, December 31, 2017, and December 25, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate
 
21.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes
 
2.8

 
5.0

 
(3.0
)
FICA tip tax credits
 
49.2

 
(32.4
)
 
(183.8
)
Foreign taxes versus U.S statutory rate
 
0.9

 
0.7

 
6.7

Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets
 
(7.4
)
 
4.5

 
19.3

Deferred tax remeasurement due to the Tax Act
 

 
(9.7
)
 

Other tax credits
 
7.0

 
(6.5
)
 
(27.7
)
Meals and entertainment
 
(0.8
)
 
0.9

 
6.6

Excess stock options
 
(0.6
)
 
(1.0
)
 

Employee travel
 
(2.0
)
 

 

Other
 
(1.0
)
 

 
2.0

Effective tax rate
 
69.1
 %
 
(3.5
)%
 
(144.9
)%
Schedule of the Company's total deferred tax assets and liabilities
The Company’s federal and state deferred taxes at December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
Deferred tax assets and (liabilities), net:
 
 
 
 
Deferred rent
 
$
14,603

 
$
14,024

Stock-based compensation
 
5,434

 
5,267

General business and other tax credits
 
25,872

 
18,269

Accrued compensation and related costs
 
5,938

 
6,496

Advanced payments
 
3,783

 
2,846

Other non-current deferred tax assets
 
5,412

 
5,250

Other non-current deferred tax liabilities
 
(2,605
)
 
(2,013
)
Goodwill
 
(11,440
)
 
(9,850
)
Property and equipment
 
3,698

 
(8,027
)
Franchise rights
 
437

 
(23
)
Prepaid expenses
 
(3,600
)
 
(4,157
)
Supplies inventory
 
(4,514
)
 
(5,150
)
Subtotal
 
43,018

 
22,932

Valuation allowance
 
(5,177
)
 
(3,742
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
37,841

 
19,190

Non-current deferred tax asset
 
38,688

 
19,932

Non-current deferred tax liability
 
(847
)
 
(742
)
Total
 
$
37,841

 
$
19,190

Schedule of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits
The following table summarizes the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
 
 
2018
 
2017
Beginning of year
 
$
287

 
$
170

Increase due to current year tax positions
 
82

 
172

Due to decrease to a position taken in a prior year
 
(7
)
 
(2
)
Settlements
 
(21
)
 
(11
)
Reductions related to lapses
 
(37
)
 
(42
)
End of year
 
$
304

 
$
287