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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2016
Income Taxes  
Income Taxes

(7) Income Taxes

Components of our income tax provision for the years ended December 27, 2016, December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

    

December 27, 2016

    

December 29, 2015

    

December 30, 2014

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

36,201

 

$

33,403

 

$

31,176

 

State

 

 

8,786

 

 

8,821

 

 

7,913

 

Foreign

 

 

202

 

 

351

 

 

381

 

Total current

 

 

45,189

 

 

42,575

 

 

39,470

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

5,364

 

 

274

 

 

(379)

 

State

 

 

630

 

 

137

 

 

(101)

 

Total deferred

 

 

5,994

 

 

411

 

 

(480)

 

Income tax provision

 

$

51,183

 

$

42,986

 

$

38,990

 

 

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 27, 2016, December 29, 2015 and December 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 27, 2016

   

December 29, 2015

   

December 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax at statutory federal rate

 

 

35.0

%  

35.0

%  

35.0

%

State and local tax, net of federal benefit

 

 

3.4

 

3.5

 

3.5

 

FICA tip tax credit

 

 

(6.8)

 

(7.2)

 

(6.9)

 

Work opportunity tax credit

 

 

(0.8)

 

(0.9)

 

(1.0)

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(0.9)

 

(1.0)

 

(1.0)

 

Other

 

 

(0.1)

 

0.4

 

0.4

 

Total

 

 

29.8

%  

29.8

%  

30.0

%

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 27, 2016

    

December 29, 2015

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance reserves

 

$

5,049

 

$

4,463

 

Other reserves

 

 

587

 

 

625

 

Deferred rent

 

 

13,400

 

 

11,727

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

8,642

 

 

7,446

 

Deferred revenue—gift cards

 

 

10,887

 

 

7,707

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

8,422

 

 

6,749

 

Other assets

 

 

3,261

 

 

2,933

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

 

50,248

 

 

41,650

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

(48,390)

 

 

(38,541)

 

Goodwill and intangibles

 

 

(5,978)

 

 

(5,089)

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(6,152)

 

 

(2,345)

 

Total deferred tax liability

 

 

(60,520)

 

 

(45,975)

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(10,272)

 

$

(4,325)

 

Current deferred tax asset

 

$

1,996

 

$

2,077

 

Noncurrent deferred tax liability

 

 

(12,268)

 

 

(6,402)

 

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(10,272)

 

$

(4,325)

 

 

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 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 settlements

 

 

(98)

 

Balance at December 29, 2015

 

 

405

 

Additions to tax positions related to prior years

 

 

23

 

Additions to tax positions related to current year

 

 

274

 

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

 

(4)

 

Reductions due to exam settlement

 

 

(187)

 

Balance at December 27, 2016

 

$

511

 

 

We recognize both interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as part of income tax expense.  As of December 27, 2016 and December 29, 2015, 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 27, 2016 possess a December tax year-end. As a result, as of December 27, 2016, the tax years ended December 31, 2013, December 30, 2014 and December 29, 2015 remain subject to examination by all tax jurisdictions. As of December 27, 2016, 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 27, 2016, no event occurred that is likely to result in a significant increase or decrease in the unrecognized tax benefits through December 26, 2017.