Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2018
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

NOTE E – INCOME TAXES









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated earnings before income taxes consists of the following for 2016, 2017 and 2018:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year ended

 



 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$            (5,648)

 

$          (25,167)

 

$              1,475

 

Foreign

 

144,200 

 

159,807 

 

190,035 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total earnings before income taxes

 

$          138,552

 

$          134,640

 

$          191,510

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit) included in income from net earnings consists of the following:

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year ended

 



 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$            (4,361)

 

$               (171)

 

$                     -

 

State

 

756 

 

(368)

 

337 

 

Foreign

 

45,568 

 

52,167 

 

64,342 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current

 

41,963 

 

51,628 

 

64,679 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

(6,813)

 

23,609 

 

(613)

 

State

 

(67)

 

132 

 

24 

 

Foreign

 

3,428 

 

(3,264)

 

1,196 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred

 

(3,452)

 

20,477 

 

607 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

$            38,511

 

$            72,105

 

$            65,286

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



NOTE E – INCOME TAXES – CONTINUED





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The effective tax rate for 2016, 2017, and 2018 reconciled to the statutory U.S. Federal tax rate is as follows: 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Year ended

 



 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

 

35.0 

%

35.0 

%

21.0 

%

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

0.5 

 

(0.2)

 

0.3 

 

Excess tax benefits on equity awards

 

(6.6)

 

(3.4)

 

 -

 

Permanent tax differences

 

(0.4)

 

0.3 

 

0.4 

 

Excess foreign tax credits

 

 -

 

 -

 

(14.7)

 

Net increase in valuation allowance

 

 -

 

 -

 

15.8 

 

Foreign income tax rate differences

 

(0.2)

 

(0.2)

 

4.2 

 

Foreign withholding taxes

 

 -

 

9.3 

 

8.1 

 

U.S. tax reform

 

 -

 

13.1 

 

 -

 

All other, net

 

(0.5)

 

(0.3)

 

(1.0)

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

27.8 

%

53.6 

%

34.1 

%



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE E – INCOME TAXES – CONTINUED





 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

The significant categories of deferred taxes are as follows:

 



 

December 30,

 

December 29,

 



 

2017

 

2018

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory differences

 

$              1,988

 

$              2,580

 

Accruals not currently deductible

 

4,245 

 

4,769 

 

Equity-based compensation expense

 

5,056 

 

4,319 

 

Depreciation/amortization

 

 -

 

809 

 

Intangible assets

 

8,792 

 

7,951 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 -

 

1,141 

 

Tax credit carry forwards

 

10,690 

 

41,034 

 

Net operating losses

 

795 

 

1,462 

 

Other

 

3,860 

 

3,874 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

35,426 

 

67,939 

 

Valuation allowance

 

(13,980)

 

(44,199)

 



 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

21,446 

 

23,740 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation/amortization

 

(4,449)

 

(4,983)

 

Foreign currency translation

 

(759)

 

 -

 

Prepaid expenses

 

(739)

 

(1,828)

 

Intangible assets

 

(8,792)

 

(7,951)

 

Withholding tax on unremitted earnings

 

(12,562)

 

(14,608)

 

Other

 

(5,016)

 

(4,389)

 



 

 

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

(32,317)

 

(33,759)

 



 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred taxes

 

$          (10,871)

 

$          (10,019)

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

The Components of deferred taxes, net on a jurisdiction basis are as follows:

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

December 30,

 

December 29,

 



 

2017

 

2018

 



 

 

 

 

 

Net noncurrent deferred tax assets

 

$              2,859

 

$              3,348

 

Net noncurrent deferred tax liabilities

 

(13,730)

 

(13,367)

 



 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred taxes

 

$          (10,871)

 

$          (10,019)

 



 

 

 

 

 





NOTE E – INCOME TAXES – CONTINUED



As of December 29, 2018, the Company had foreign tax credit carryforwards of approximately $38,187. If unused, these carryforwards will expire between 2026 and 2028. Because the U.S. tax rate is lower than most of the foreign tax rates where the Company has operations, the Company expects to continue generating excess foreign tax credits in future years. Same as 2017, the company has placed a full valuation allowance on its foreign tax credit carryforwards. Valuation allowances are determined using a more-likely-than-not realization criteria and are based upon all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.  The U.S. jurisdiction has experienced overall cumulative domestic losses over the previous three years, which is a significant piece of negative evidence for the future utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards.  However, overall domestic losses do not expire and can be recaptured by recharacterizing U.S. source taxable income as foreign source taxable income. Recharacterized foreign source taxable income would allow for utilization of foreign tax credit carryforwards. The Company will continue to evaluate the positive and negative evidence related to this valuation allowance. 



The Company recorded a $1,580 valuation allowance on mirrored deferred tax assets recorded in the U.S. to offset deferred tax liabilities of foreign disregarded entities, which will generate additional U.S. foreign tax credits in the future. This valuation allowance is necessary because the Company is limited in its ability to utilize future U.S. foreign tax credits due to the decrease in the U.S. corporate tax rate.



The Company also has $1,022 of Utah research credit carryforwards, $979 of Philippines minimum income tax credit carryforwards, and $846 of Federal research credit carryforwards as of December 29, 2018.  If unused, the Utah research credit carryforwards expire between 2027 and 2032, the Philippines’ minimum income tax credit carryforwards expire between 2019 and 2021, and the Federal research credits expire between 2036 and 2038. Utah research credits are limited to Utah tax due, which has declined because of overall domestic losses. The Philippines’ minimum income tax credit carryforwards can be used against Philippines regular tax.  However, the company doesn’t believe it will report Philippines regular tax in the near future based on its transfer pricing guidance.  Federal research credit carryforwards can only be used in a year when U.S. taxes are owed after foreign tax credits have been fully utilized. Same as the foreign tax credit carryforwards, the Company has placed a full valuation allowance on these credit carryforwards as well.



In addition, the Company has $4,296 of foreign operating loss carry forwards, $3,811 of which have an unlimited carryforward period. The deferred tax asset associated with these losses is $1,385 and a valuation allowance of $1,278 has been applied against this deferred tax asset.  The 2018 deferred tax asset for state-tax-loss carryforwards was $77.  If unused, some of the state-tax-loss carryforwards will expire between 2030 and 2035 and others can be carried forward indefinitely.



The valuation allowance primarily represents amounts for tax credit carryforwards and foreign operating loss carryforwards. However, valuation allowances on other foreign deferred tax assets were $307 for a combined valuation allowance of $44,199 as of December 29, 2018. The 2018 valuation allowance represents a $30,219 net increase from 2017.  If the Company determines that there is sufficient evidence to remove the valuation allowances addressed above, the valuation allowance will be released and the provision for income taxes will be reduced.



As of December 29, 2018, the Company has continued its position to return all foreign earnings to the U.S. parent company and has recorded deferred tax liabilities of $14,608 for foreign withholding taxes associated with foreign retained earnings and cross-border payments.



The Company recognizes the impact of a tax position in the financial statements if that position is more likely than not to be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. As of December 30, 2017 and December 29, 2018, the Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits.



From time to time, the Company is subject to federal, state, and foreign tax authority income tax examinations. The Company remains subject to income tax examinations for each of its open tax years, which extend back to 2015 under most circumstances. Certain taxing jurisdictions may provide for additional open years depending upon their statutes or if an audit is ongoing.