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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2015
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

(8) Income Taxes

Components of our income tax (benefit) and provision for the years ended December 29, 2015, December 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

    

December 29, 2015

    

December 30, 2014

    

December 31, 2013

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

33,403

 

$

31,176

 

$

28,648

 

State

 

 

8,821

 

 

7,913

 

 

6,439

 

Foreign

 

 

351

 

 

381

 

 

 

Total current

 

 

42,575

 

 

39,470

 

 

35,087

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

274

 

 

(379)

 

 

(919)

 

State

 

 

137

 

 

(101)

 

 

(28)

 

Total deferred

 

 

411

 

 

(480)

 

 

(947)

 

Income tax provision

 

$

42,986

 

$

38,990

 

$

34,140

 

 

Our pre-tax income is substantially derived from domestic restaurants.

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate for December 29, 2015, December 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 29, 2015

   

December 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax at statutory federal rate

 

 

35.0

%  

35.0

%  

35.0

%

State and local tax, net of federal benefit

 

 

3.5

 

3.5

 

3.5

 

FICA tip tax credit

 

 

(7.2)

 

(6.9)

 

(6.5)

 

Work opportunity tax credit

 

 

(0.9)

 

(1.0)

 

(1.7)

 

Incentive stock options

 

 

(0.2)

 

(0.2)

 

(0.7)

 

Nondeductible officer compensation

 

 

0.1

 

0.2

 

0.4

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(1.0)

 

(1.0)

 

(1.1)

 

Other

 

 

0.5

 

0.4

 

 

Total

 

 

29.8

%  

30.0

%  

28.9

%

 

 

Components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 29, 2015

    

December 30, 2014

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance reserves

 

$

4,463

 

$

4,577

 

Other reserves

 

 

625

 

 

715

 

Deferred rent

 

 

11,727

 

 

9,838

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

7,446

 

 

5,336

 

Deferred revenue—gift cards

 

 

7,707

 

 

5,524

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

6,749

 

 

5,564

 

Other assets

 

 

2,933

 

 

2,972

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

 

41,650

 

 

34,526

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(38,541)

 

 

(31,682)

 

Goodwill and intangibles

 

 

(5,089)

 

 

(4,163)

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(2,345)

 

 

(1,912)

 

Total deferred tax liability

 

 

(45,975)

 

 

(37,757)

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(4,325)

 

$

(3,231)

 

Current deferred tax asset

 

$

2,077

 

$

2,773

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

 

 

(6,402)

 

 

(6,004)

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(4,325)

 

$

(3,231)

 

 

We have not provided any valuation allowance as we believe the realization of our deferred tax assets is more likely than not.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would impact the effective tax rate if recognized, is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

172

 

Additions to tax positions related to prior years

 

 

 

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

 

(43)

 

Reductions due to exam settlements

 

 

(15)

 

Balance at December 30, 2014

 

 

114

 

Additions to tax positions related to prior years

 

 

315

 

Additions to tax positions related to current year

 

 

85

 

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

 

(11)

 

Reductions due to exam settlement

 

 

(98)

 

Balance at December 29, 2015

 

$

405

 

 

We recognize both interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as part of income tax expense.  As of December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014, the total amount of accrued penalties and interest related to uncertain tax provisions was not material.

All entities for which unrecognized tax benefits exist as of December 29, 2015 possess a December tax year-end. As a result, as of December 29, 2015, the tax years ended December 25, 2012, December 31, 2013 and December 30, 2014 remain subject to examination by all tax jurisdictions. As of December 29, 2015, no audits were in process by a tax jurisdiction that, if completed during the next twelve months, would be expected to result in a material change to our unrecognized tax benefits. Additionally, as of December 29, 2015, no event occurred that is likely to result in a significant increase or decrease in the unrecognized tax benefits through December 28, 2016.