Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

Note 7 – Income Taxes

The components of loss before income taxes consist of the following:

 

Fiscal Year Ended

    

December 28, 2024

    

December 30, 2023

Domestic operations

$

(41,208)

$

(8,888)

Foreign operations

 

874

 

810

Total loss before income taxes

$

(40,334)

$

(8,078)

The income tax provision consists of the following:

 

Fiscal Year Ended

    

December 28, 2024

    

December 30, 2023

Current:

 

  

 

State tax

$

67

$

(87)

Foreign tax

 

200

232

Total current taxes

 

267

 

145

Deferred:

 

  

Federal tax

 

(5,730)

(737)

State tax

 

(1,054)

(128)

Total deferred taxes

 

(6,784)

 

(865)

Valuation allowance

 

6,784

 

865

Income tax provision

$

267

$

145

Income tax provision differs from the amount that would result from applying the federal statutory rate as follows:

    

Fiscal Year Ended

December 28, 2024

    

December 30, 2023

Income tax at U.S. federal statutory rate

$

(8,470)

$

(1,643)

Share-based compensation

 

2,598

817

State income tax, net of federal tax effect

 

(780)

(170)

Foreign tax

 

178

173

Other

 

(43)

103

Change in valuation allowance

 

6,784

865

Effective tax provision

$

267

$

145

For fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the effective tax rate for the Company was (0.7)%, (1.8)%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 differs from the U.S. federal rate primarily as a result of non-deductible share-based compensation and the change in the valuation allowance maintained against the Company’s deferred tax assets.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities consisted of the following:

December 28, 2024

    

December 30, 2023

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

 

  

Inventory and inventory related allowance

$

1,944

$

1,605

Lease liabilities

9,564

8,609

Share-based compensation

 

3,782

 

4,024

Book over tax depreciation

2,383

1,043

Intangibles

 

78

 

90

Sales and bad debt allowances

 

1,092

 

1,130

Accrued compensation

 

142

 

127

Net operating loss

 

34,998

 

29,632

Other

 

114

 

47

Total deferred tax assets

 

54,097

 

46,307

Valuation allowance

 

(45,463)

 

(38,458)

Net deferred tax assets

 

8,634

 

7,849

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Right-of-use assets

8,633

7,847

Other

 

1

 

2

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

8,634

 

7,849

Net deferred tax assets

$

$

As of December 28, 2024, federal and state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards were $127,019 and $93,822, respectively. Federal NOL carryforwards of $891 were acquired in the acquisition of WAG which are subject to Internal Revenue Code section 382 and limited to an annual usage limitation of $135. Federal NOL carryforwards begin to expire in 2029, while state NOL carryforwards also begin to expire in 2029. The state NOL carryforwards expire in the respective tax years as follows:

2029

    

$

1,814

2030

 

9,455

2031

 

14,557

2032

 

22,740

2033

 

24,832

Thereafter

 

20,424

$

93,822

Under the provisions of ASC 740, management is required to evaluate whether a valuation allowance should be established against its deferred tax assets based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon taxable income in prior carryback years, estimates of future taxable income, tax planning strategies, and reversal of existing taxable temporary differences. ASC 740 provides that forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years or losses expected in early future years. As of December 28, 2024, mainly due to cumulative losses in recent years, the Company maintained a valuation allowance in the amount of $45,463 against deferred tax assets that were not more likely than not of being realized.

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of foreign and state tax jurisdictions. The tax years 2020-2024 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject, except the Internal Revenue Service for which the tax years 2021-2024 remain open. The Company does not anticipate a significant change to the amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

Included in accrued expenses are income taxes receivable of ($284) and ($267) as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, consisting primarily of current state taxes. Included in other non-current liabilities are

income taxes payable of $1,227 and $1,124 as of December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, relating to accrued future foreign withholding taxes.