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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
During the three months ended June 28, 2015 and June 29, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax expense from continuing operations of $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The income tax expense recorded during the three months ended June 28, 2015 was primarily due to taxes on earnings in foreign jurisdictions. The income tax expense recorded during the three months ended June 29, 2014 was primarily due to U.S. federal and state tax on U.S. earnings.
As of June 28, 2015, the Company continued to maintain a valuation allowance against its net U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets, as the Company could not conclude that it was more likely than not that the Company would be able to realize its U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets. Given the continued improvement in the Company’s operations combined with certain tax strategies, it is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months, positive evidence will be sufficient to release a material amount of the Company’s valuation allowance. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change on the basis of the level of profitability that the Company is able to actually achieve. The Company will continue to evaluate the release of the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.
After examination of the Company’s projected offshore cash flows, and global cash requirements, the Company determined that beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Company would no longer require 100% of its foreign generated cash to support its foreign operations. The Company plans to repatriate a portion of its current year offshore earnings to the U.S. for domestic operations. For earnings accumulated as of March 29, 2015, the Company continues to permanently reinvest such amounts in its foreign jurisdictions, except to the extent there is any previously taxed income which is expected to be repatriated. If circumstances change and it becomes apparent that some or all of those undistributed earnings of the Company's offshore subsidiary will be remitted in the foreseeable future but income taxes have not been recognized, the Company will accrue income taxes attributable to that remittance.
The Company benefits from tax incentives granted by local tax authorities in certain foreign jurisdictions. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company agreed with the Malaysia Industrial Development Board to enter into a new tax incentive agreement which is a full tax exemption on statutory income for a period of 10 years commencing April 4, 2011. This tax incentive agreement is subject to the Company meeting certain financial targets, investments, headcounts and activities in Malaysia.
During the quarter ended June 28, 2015, the Company reached an understanding regarding the terms for settling with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and closed out all positions as part of the examination of the Company's income tax returns for the fiscal years 2010 through 2012. As a result, the Company remeasured its tax positions based on the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date. The outcome did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations due to its tax attributes, which are fully offset by a valuation allowance.
As of June 28, 2015, the Company was under examination in Singapore. The Company's fiscal years 2009 through 2012 are under audit by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. Although the final outcome is uncertain, based on currently available information, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
The Company's open years in the U.S. federal jurisdiction are fiscal 2013 and later years. In addition, the Company is effectively subject to federal tax examination adjustments for tax years ended on or after fiscal year 1999, in that the Company has tax attribute carryforwards from these years that could be subject to adjustments, if and when utilized. The Company's open years in various state and foreign jurisdictions are fiscal years 2008 and later.
The Company does not expect a material change in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.