INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Mar. 25, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 4 – INCOME TAXES

Transcat’s income before income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

	FY 2017		FY 2016
United States	$	6,770	$	5,760
Foreign		394		247
Total	$	7,164	$	6,007

The provision for income taxes for fiscal years 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	FY 2017			FY 2016
Current Tax Provision:
Federal	$	1,945		$	1,367
State		344			202
Foreign		279			174
		2,568			1,743
Deferred Tax (Benefit) Provision:
Federal	$	194		$	266
State		26			85
Foreign		(146	)		(211	)
		74			140
Provision for Income Taxes	$	2,642		$	1,883

A reconciliation of the income tax provision computed by applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate and the income tax provision reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

	FY 2017			FY 2016
Federal Income Tax at Statutory Rate	$	2,436		$	2,042
State Income Taxes, net of federal benefit		284			226
Federal, State and Foreign Research & Development Credits		118			(479	)
Other, net		(196	)		94
Total	$	2,642		$	1,883

The components of net deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

	March 25,			March 26,
	2017			2016
Deferred Tax Assets:
Accrued Liabilities	$	338		$	399
Performance-Based Stock Award Grants		337			335
Inventory Reserves		213			163
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan		273			273
Post-Retirement Health Care Plans		425			387
Stock-Based Compensation		717			808
Capitalized Inventory Costs		140			117
Net Operating Loss Carryforward		12			133
Other		277			313
Total Deferred Tax Assets	$	2,732		$	2,928
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	$	(1,486	)	$	(1,865	)
Depreciation		(2,335	)		(2,127	)
Other		(45	)		(7	)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities		(3,866	)		(3,999	)
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$	(1,134	)	$	(1,071	)

Deferred U.S. income taxes have not been recorded for basis differences related to the investments in the Company’s foreign subsidiary. The Company considers undistributed earnings, if any, as permanently reinvested in the subsidiary. The determination of a deferred tax liability on unremitted earnings would not be practicable because such liability, if any, would depend on circumstances existing if and when remittance occurs.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and Canada. The Company is no longer subject to examination by U.S. federal income tax authorities for fiscal years 2013 and prior, by state tax authorities for fiscal years 2011 and prior, and by Canadian tax authorities for fiscal years 2009 and prior. There are no tax years currently under examination by U.S. federal, state or Canadian tax authorities.

During fiscal years 2017 and 2016, there were no uncertain tax positions. No interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions were recognized in fiscal years 2017 and 2016 or were accrued at March 25, 2017 and March 26, 2016.

At March 25, 2017, the deferred tax asset related to U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of less than $0.1 million and U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards of less than $0.1 million are available to reduce future taxable income. The utilization of these losses is subject to an annual limitation due to ownership change rules set forth under Internal Revenue Code Section 382.

The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal years 2017 and 2016 was 36.9% and 31.3%, respectively. Its tax rate is affected by recurring items, such as tax rates in foreign jurisdictions and the relative amounts of income the Company earns in those jurisdictions, which the Company expects to be fairly consistent in the near term. It is also affected by discrete items that may occur in any given year but are not consistent from year to year.

The Company expects to receive certain federal, state and Canadian tax credits in future years. As such, it expects its effective tax rate in fiscal year 2018 to be between 34.0% and 36.0%.