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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
7. INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted by the U.S. Government. The Tax Act made significant changes to the U.S. tax code that will affect the Company's fiscal year ending July 28, 2018, including, but not limited to, reducing the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35.0%% to 21.0%% effective January 1, 2018, and introducing bonus depreciation that will allow for full expensing of qualified property.

As the Company’s fiscal year ends on July 28, 2018, the Company’s U.S. federal corporate statutory income tax rate will be subject to a full year blended tax rate of 26.9% for fiscal 2018, and 21.0% for subsequent fiscal years. As a result of the decrease in the U.S. federal corporate statutory rate, deferred tax balances were remeasured based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future. In the 39 weeks ended April 28, 2018, a benefit of $3,300 was recognized related to the remeasurement of the Company’s deferred tax balances, which is included in Income taxes on the consolidated statements of operations.

On December 22, 2017, the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued guidance under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, "Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," allowing taxpayers to record provisional amounts for reasonable estimates when they do not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete their accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act. The SEC has issued rules that would allow for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the Tax Act to finalize the related tax impacts.