Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Aug. 28, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	5. INCOME TAXES We recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the first three months of fiscal 2022 and the first three months of fiscal 2021, respectively. The effective income tax rate during the first three months of fiscal 2022 was a tax provision of 5.9% as compared to a tax provision of (12.1%) during the first three months of fiscal 2021. The difference in rate during the first three months of fiscal 2022 as compared to the first three months of fiscal 2021 reflects changes in our geographical distribution of income (loss). The 5.9% effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of our geographical distribution of income (loss) and the movement of the valuation allowance against our U.S. state and federal net deferred tax assets. In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Generally, years prior to fiscal 2015 are closed for examination under the statute of limitation for U.S. federal, U.S. state and local or non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. We are currently under examination in Thailand (fiscal 2008 through 2011) and Germany (fiscal 2015 through 2018). Our primary foreign tax jurisdictions are Germany and the Netherlands. We have tax years open in Germany beginning in fiscal 2015 and the Netherlands beginning in fiscal 2018. We have historically determined that certain undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, to the extent of cash available, will be repatriated to the U.S. The deferred tax liability on the outside basis difference is now primarily withholding tax on future dividend distributions. We have provided a deferred tax liability of less than $0.1 million as of both August 28, 2021 and as of May 29, 2021. As of August 28, 2021 and as of May 29, 2021, our worldwide liability for uncertain tax positions related to continuing operations was $0.1 million, excluding interest and penalties. We record penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax expense line item within the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets that will more likely than not be realized was $11.5 million as of August 28, 2021. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets was $12.2 million as of May 29, 2021 as no material additional domestic federal and state net deferred tax assets were generated during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 from losses in the U.S. jurisdiction. A full valuation allowance on the U.S. and state deferred tax assets will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence related to sources of future taxable income exists to support a reversal of the valuation allowance. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are increased, or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2021

5. INCOME TAXES

We recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the first three months of fiscal 2022 and the first three months of fiscal 2021, respectively. The effective income tax rate during the first three months of fiscal 2022 was a tax provision of 5.9% as compared to a tax provision of (12.1%) during the first three months of fiscal 2021. The difference in rate during the first three months of fiscal 2022 as compared to the first three months of fiscal 2021 reflects changes in our geographical distribution of income (loss). The 5.9% effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% as a result of our geographical distribution of income (loss) and the movement of the valuation allowance against our U.S. state and federal net deferred tax assets.

In the normal course of business, we are subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Generally, years prior to fiscal 2015 are closed for examination under the statute of limitation for U.S. federal, U.S. state and local or non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. We are currently under examination in Thailand (fiscal 2008 through 2011) and Germany (fiscal 2015 through 2018). Our primary foreign tax jurisdictions are Germany and the Netherlands. We have tax years open in Germany beginning in fiscal 2015 and the Netherlands beginning in fiscal 2018.

We have historically determined that certain undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, to the extent of cash available, will be repatriated to the U.S. The deferred tax liability on the outside basis difference is now primarily withholding tax on future dividend distributions. We have provided a deferred tax liability of less than $0.1 million as of both August 28, 2021 and as of May 29, 2021.

As of August 28, 2021 and as of May 29, 2021, our worldwide liability for uncertain tax positions related to continuing operations was $0.1 million, excluding interest and penalties. We record penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax expense line item within the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets that will more likely than not be realized was $11.5 million as of August 28, 2021. The valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets was $12.2 million as of May 29, 2021 as no material additional domestic federal and state net deferred tax assets were generated during the first quarter of fiscal 2021 from losses in the U.S. jurisdiction. A full valuation allowance on the U.S. and state deferred tax assets will be maintained until sufficient positive evidence related to sources of future taxable income exists to support a reversal of the valuation allowance. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are increased, or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as our projections for growth.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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