Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of income (loss) before income tax
Income before income taxes includes the following components for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, December 25, 2016, and December 27, 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
 
$
32,208

 
$
7,806

 
$
64,668

Foreign
 
(3,188
)
 
(3,018
)
 
(1,432
)
 
 
$
29,020

 
$
4,788

 
$
63,236

Schedule of provision (benefit) for income taxes
The (benefit) provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, December 25, 2016, and December 27, 2015 consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
$
2,304

 
$
2,503

 
$
6,427

State
 
3,175

 
2,078

 
4,455

Foreign
 

 

 

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
 
(6,045
)
 
(9,407
)
 
4,013

State
 
(680
)
 
(2,300
)
 
(1
)
Foreign
 
247

 
189

 
638

 
 
$
(999
)
 
$
(6,937
)
 
$
15,532

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 before the provision for income taxes as shown in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, December 25, 2016, and December 27, 2015 is as follows:
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rate
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes
 
5.0

 
(3.0
)
 
4.3

FICA tip tax credits
 
(32.4
)
 
(183.8
)
 
(12.8
)
Foreign taxes versus U.S statutory rate
 
0.7

 
6.7

 
0.3

Valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets
 
4.5

 
19.3

 
1.5

Deferred tax remeasurement due to the Tax Act
 
(9.7
)
 

 

Other tax credits
 
(6.5
)
 
(27.7
)
 
(3.6
)
Meals and entertainment
 
0.9

 
6.6

 
0.6

Other
 
(1.0
)
 
2.0

 
(0.7
)
Effective tax rate
 
(3.5
)%
 
(144.9
)%
 
24.6
 %
Schedule of the Company's total deferred tax assets and liabilities
The Company’s federal and state deferred taxes at December 31, 2017 and December 25, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets and (liabilities), net:
 
 
 
 
Deferred rent
 
$
14,024

 
$
20,039

Stock-based compensation
 
5,267

 
7,500

General business and other tax credits
 
18,269

 
13,982

Alternative minimum tax credits
 

 
1,241

Accrued compensation and related costs
 
6,496

 
9,431

Advanced payments
 
2,846

 
3,809

Other non-current deferred tax assets
 
5,250

 
4,696

Other non-current deferred tax liabilities
 
(2,013
)
 
(2,790
)
Goodwill
 
(9,850
)
 
(12,004
)
Property and equipment
 
(8,027
)
 
(16,459
)
Franchise rights
 
(23
)
 
(840
)
Prepaid expenses
 
(4,157
)
 
(6,046
)
Supplies inventory
 
(5,150
)
 
(7,495
)
Subtotal
 
22,932

 
15,064

Valuation Allowance
 
(3,742
)
 
(2,323
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
19,190

 
12,741

Non-current deferred tax asset
 
19,932

 
13,206

Non-current deferred tax liability
 
(742
)
 
(465
)
Total
 
$
19,190

 
$
12,741

Schedule of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits
The following table summarizes the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2017 and December 25, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
2017
 
2016
Beginning of year
 
$
170

 
$
228

Increase due to current year tax positions
 
172

 

Due to decrease to a position taken in a prior year
 
(2
)
 

Settlements
 
(11
)
 
(12
)
Reductions related to lapses
 
(42
)
 
(46
)
End of year
 
$
287

 
$
170