Note 15 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	December 3 0, 201 7			December 31, 2016
Tax (benefit) expense on taxable (loss) income at statutory rate of 34.0%	$	(83	)	$	1,123
State and Puerto Rico income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		(248	)		263
U SA 179D and Canadian R&D tax credits		(603	)		-
Permanent differences		458			186
Worthless stock deduction		(2,861	)		-
Foreign income tax rate s		(92	)		17
Impact on net deferred tax assets from 2018 Federal tax rate change		1,015			-
Transition repatriation taxes		198			-
Other		(39	)		(45	)
Total income tax (benefit) expense	$	(2,255	)	$	1,544

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Years Ended
	December 30 , 201 7			December 31 , 2016
Current
Federal	$	(471	)	$	688
State and local		118			402
Foreign		237			(3	)
		(116	)		1,087
Deferred
Federal		(1,841	)		372
State		(495	)		108
Foreign		197			(23	)
		(2,139	)		457
Total	$	(2,255	)	$	1,544

	Fiscal Years Ended
	December 30 , 201 7			December 31 , 2016
United States	$	(1,660	)	$	3,430
Foreign Jurisdictions		1,415			(128	)
	$	(245	)	$	3,302

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	628
Charges for current year tax positions		-
Reserves for current year tax position		-
Balance as of December 30, 2017	$	628

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 3 0, 201 7			December 31, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	235		$	451
Federal and state net operating loss carryforward		2,501			-
Reserves and accruals		435			394
Other		53			323
Total deferred tax assets		3,224			1,168
Deferred tax liabilities:
Acquisition amortization, net		(206	)		(100	)
Prepaid expense deferral		(503	)		(750	)
Bonus depreciation to be reversed		(326	)		(466	)
Canada deferred tax liability, net		(431	)		(234	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(1,466	)		(1,550	)
Total deferred tax (liability) asset, net	$	1,758		$	(382	)