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Federal and State Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Federal and State Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740-270 we estimate an annual effective tax rate based on year-to-date operating results and our projection of operating results for the remainder of the year. We apply this annual effective tax rate to the year-to-date operating results. If our actual results differ from the estimated annual projection, our estimated annual effective tax rate can change affecting the tax expense for successive interim results as well as the estimated annual tax expense results. Certain states are not included in the calculation of the estimated annual effective tax rate because the underlying basis for the tax is related to revenues and not taxable income. Amounts for Texas margin taxes are reported as income tax expense.

 

The Company applies a more likely than not recognition threshold for all tax uncertainties. The FASB guidance for uncertain tax positions only allows the recognition of those tax benefits, based on their technical merits that are greater than 50 percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. Management has reviewed the Company’s tax positions and determined there are no uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the financial statements. U.S. federal tax returns prior to 2016 and Texas margins tax returns prior to 2016 are closed. Generally, the applicable statues of limitations are three to four years from their filings.

 

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted and signed into law and GAAP requires recognition of the tax effects of new legislation during the reporting period that includes the enactment date.  The CARES Act includes changes to the tax provisions that benefit business entities and makes certain technical corrections to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2017. The tax relief measures for businesses include a five-year net operating loss carryback, suspension of annual deduction limitation of 80% of taxable income from net operating losses generated in a tax year beginning after December 31, 2017, changes in the deductibility of interest, acceleration of alternative minimum tax credit refunds, payroll tax relief, and a technical correction to allow accelerated deductions for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act also provides other non-tax benefits to assist those impacted by the pandemic. The Company evaluated the impact of the CARES Act and determined that there was no significant impact to the income tax provision for the quarter.

 

The Company recorded income tax expense of $22 thousand for the three months ended March 28, 2020 as compared to income tax expense of $20 thousand for the three months ended March 30, 2019.

 

The effective income tax rate for the three ended March 28, 2020 was 2.15% as compared to (2.06)% for the three months ended March 30, 2019. The effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the effect of the valuation allowances related to the unrealized deferred tax asset generated by the current year benefit.