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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 5 – Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of provisions for federal, state, and foreign income taxes.  The effective tax rates for the periods ended March 30, 2019 and March 31, 2018 reflect the Company’s expected tax rate on reported income from continuing operations before income tax and tax adjustments. The Company operates in a global environment with significant operations in various jurisdictions outside the United States.  Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate reflecting the Company’s earnings and the applicable tax rates in the various jurisdictions where the Company operates.

As of March 30, 2019, the Company has approximately $300,000 of unremitted foreign earnings that the Company has deemed not permanently reinvested and thus has accrued foreign withholding and other taxes.  The Company continues to evaluate the timing and uses of the remaining amounts, and may decide to ultimately not repatriate some of these amounts.

The Company’s repurchase of a portion of the outstanding convertible debentures in the first fiscal quarter of 2019 (see Note 6) slightly reduced the Company’s expected 2019 tax rate.  The Company recognized a tax benefit on the pre-tax loss on early extinguishment of debt.  The Company also recognized a tax benefit of $1,312 resulting from the extinguishment, reflecting the reduction in deferred tax liabilities related to the special tax attributes of the debentures.

Income tax expense for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2019, includes tax benefit of $585 for the periodic remeasurement of the deferred tax liability recorded for the foreign taxes associated with the Company's cash repatriation program.

Income tax expense for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 included tax expense of $1,316 for the periodic remeasurement of the deferred tax liability recorded for the Company's cash repatriation program.

During the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2019, the liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits increased by $1,446 on a net basis, due to increases for tax positions taken in the current and prior periods and interest, offset by expiration of a statute.