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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Mar. 14, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes 
 
On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law U.S. tax reform legislation that is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The enactment date occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and the impact on our income tax accounts of the Tax Act are accounted for in the period of enactment, in accordance with ASC 740. The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code and most notably to the Company, the Tax Act lowered the federal statutory tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent effective January 1, 2018. In accordance with the application of IRC Section 15, our federal statutory tax rate for fiscal 2018 is now 25 percent, representing a blended tax rate for the current fiscal year based on the number of days in the fiscal year before and after the effective date. For subsequent years, our federal statutory tax rate will be 21 percent. We were also required to remeasure our temporary differences using the new federal statutory tax rate in the period in which the Tax Act was enacted. The Company's deferred tax position is a net asset and as a result, the reduction in the federal statutory tax rate resulted in a one-time non-cash adjustment to our net deferred tax balance of approximately $3.2 million with a corresponding increase to the provision for income taxes in the second quarter of fiscal 2018.

The effects of the Tax Act on our income tax accounts were reflected in the fiscal year 2018 financial statements as determined or as reasonably estimated provisional amounts based on available information, subject to interpretation in accordance with the SEC's Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118"). SAB 118 provides guidance on accounting for the effects of the Tax Act where such determinations are incomplete; however, the company was able to determine a provisional estimate of the effects of Tax Act on our income tax accounts.

No cash payments of estimated federal income taxes were made during the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 and March 15, 2017, respectively. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using currently enacted rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
 
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent future taxable income is expected to be sufficient to utilize those assets prior to their expiration. If current available evidence and information raises doubt regarding the realization of the deferred tax assets, on a more likely than not basis, a valuation allowance is necessary. In evaluating our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, we considered available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. As of March 14, 2018, management determined that for the two quarters ended March 14, 2018 an increase in the valuation allowance was necessary. Management's valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets considered more likely than not to expire before being realized was approximately $18.3 million.

Management believes that adequate provisions for income taxes have been reflected in the financial statements and is not aware of any significant exposure items that have not been reflected in the financial statements. Amounts considered probable of settlement within one year have been included in the accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.