Note 8 - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 8 – Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provision for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 is summarized below (in thousands):

	Fiscal year ended March 30, 2014
	Current			Deferred			Total
Federal	$	3,571		$	(628	)	$	2,943
State		750			(115	)		635
Other - net, including foreign		(3	)		-			(3	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		4,318			(743	)		3,575
Income tax reported in stockholders' equity related to stock-based compensation		(33	)		-			(33	)
Total	$	4,285		$	(743	)	$	3,542

	Fiscal year ended March 31, 2013
	Current			Deferred		Total
Federal	$	1,993		$	482	$	2,475
State		327			90		417
Other - net, including foreign		15			-		15
Income tax expense		2,335			572		2,907
Income tax reported in stockholders' equity related to stock-based compensation		(102	)		-		(102	)
Total	$	2,233		$	572	$	2,805

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Employee wage and benefit accruals	$	849		$	450
Accounts receivable and inventory reserves		356			178
Deferred rent		6			41
Intangible assets		890			823
State net operating loss carryforwards		904			1,036
Stock-based compensation		391			318
Total gross deferred tax assets		3,396			2,846
Less valuation allowance		(904	)		(1,036	)
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance		2,492			1,810
Deferred tax liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(412	)		(540	)
Property, plant and equipment		(172	)		(105	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(584	)		(645	)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	1,908		$	1,165

In assessing the probability that the Company’s deferred tax assets will be realized, management of the Company has considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of taxable income during the future periods in which the temporary differences giving rise to the deferred tax assets will become deductible. The Company has also considered the scheduled inclusion into taxable income in future periods of the temporary differences giving rise to the Company’s deferred tax liabilities. The valuation allowance as of March 30, 2014 and March 31, 2013 was related to state net operating loss carryforwards that the Company does not expect to be realized. Based upon the Company’s expectations of the generation of sufficient taxable income during future periods, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize its deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance and the deferred tax liabilities.

Management evaluates items of income, deductions and credits reported on the Company’s various federal and state income tax returns filed, and recognizes the effect of positions taken on those income tax returns only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. Based on its recent evaluation, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s policy is to accrue interest expense and penalties as appropriate on any estimated unrecognized tax benefits as a charge to interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

The Company's provision for income taxes on continuing operations is based upon effective tax rates of 38.3% and 36.3% in fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively. These effective tax rates are the sum of the top U.S. statutory federal income tax rate and a composite rate for state income taxes, net of federal tax benefit, in the various states in which the Company operates.

The following table reconciles income tax expense on income from continuing operations at the U.S. federal income tax statutory rate to the net income tax provision reported for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

	2014			2013
Tax expense at statutory rate (34%)	$	3,178		$	2,726
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		419			275
Tax credits		(12	)		(13	)
Net tax effect of expenses deductible only for tax purposes		(7	)		(90	)
Other - net, including foreign		(3	)		9
Income tax expense	$	3,575		$	2,907