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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes

The Company's provision for income taxes for the three-months ended December 31, 2012 was $5,222, an effective tax rate of 38.0% on income before provision for income taxes of $13,740 compared to a benefit for income taxes for the three-months ended December 31, 2011 of $14,101, an effective tax rate of 4.7% on loss before provision for income taxes of $297,544. The Company's provision for income taxes for the nine-months ended December 31, 2012 was $13,229, an effective tax rate of 38.0% on income before provision for income taxes of $34,812 compared to a benefit for income taxes for the nine-months ended December 31, 2011 of $1,655, an effective tax rate of 0.6% on loss before provision for income taxes of $260,631. During the nine-months ended December 31, 2011, the company's income taxes were impacted by $262,703 of non-deductible goodwill impairment loss resulting from the goodwill impairment during the third quarter of Fiscal 2012 and a reduction in reserves of $1,579 during the second quarter of Fiscal 2012 due to an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to conclude the previously-disclosed IRS audit for Fiscal 2007 through Fiscal 2010 which is the primary cause for the increase in the effective tax rate from 0.6% for nine-months ended December 31, 2011 to 38.0% for the nine-months ended December 31, 2012. The effective tax rate for the nine-months ended December 31, 2012 of 38.0% differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and the write-off of certain deferred tax assets related to equity awards partially offset by foreign earnings taxed at a lower statutory rates and foreign tax credits on deemed dividends.

The Company provides for income taxes at the end of each interim period based on the estimated effective tax rate adjusted for certain discreet items for the full fiscal year. Cumulative adjustments to the Company's estimate are recorded in the interim period in which a change in the estimated annual effective rate is determined.

During the three-months ended December 31, 2012, the IRS commenced an examination of the Company's U.S. federal income tax return for Fiscal 2011. The IRS has not yet proposed any adjustment to the Company's filing positions in connection with this examination. Upon completion of this examination, it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized benefits will change. Any adjustment to the unrecognized tax benefits would impact the effective tax rate. The Company cannot make an estimate of the impact on the effective rate for any potential adjustment at this time.

Fiscal 2012 remains open to examination by the IRS and Fiscal 2008 through Fiscal 2012 remain open to examination by certain state and foreign taxing jurisdictions.