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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2023
Income Taxes  
Schedule of components of our income tax provision

Fiscal Year Ended

    

December 26, 2023

    

December 27, 2022

    

December 28, 2021

Current:

Federal

$

21,694

$

15,549

$

16,700

State

 

19,105

 

18,120

 

13,539

Foreign

735

590

443

Total current

 

41,534

 

34,259

 

30,682

Deferred:

Federal

 

4,518

9,664

 

7,391

State

 

(1,403)

(208)

 

1,505

Total deferred

 

3,115

 

9,456

 

8,896

Income tax expense

$

44,649

$

43,715

$

39,578

Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate

Fiscal Year Ended

December 26, 2023

December 27, 2022

December 28, 2021

Tax at statutory federal rate

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

21.0

%

State and local tax, net of federal benefit

3.6

3.7

3.8

FICA tip tax credit

(11.1)

(10.5)

(9.3)

Work opportunity tax credit

(1.0)

(1.3)

(1.2)

Share-based compensation

(0.5)

(0.1)

(1.5)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(0.4)

(0.4)

(0.5)

Officers compensation

0.6

0.7

1.1

Other

0.3

0.5

0.1

Total

12.5

%  

13.6

%  

13.5

%

Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities)

    

December 26, 2023

    

December 27, 2022

Deferred tax assets:

Deferred revenue—gift cards

$

32,999

$

29,889

Insurance reserves

8,351

6,506

Other reserves

 

1,884

 

1,060

Share-based compensation

 

5,241

 

5,059

Operating lease liabilities

191,422

173,853

Deferred compensation

 

21,697

 

17,934

Tax credit carryforwards

45

2,740

Other assets

 

3,907

 

2,991

Total deferred tax asset

 

265,546

 

240,032

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property and equipment

 

(90,638)

 

(82,832)

Goodwill and intangibles

 

(9,116)

 

(8,374)

Operating lease right-of-use asset

(171,999)

(155,837)

Other liabilities

(16,897)

(13,968)

Total deferred tax liability

 

(288,650)

 

(261,011)

Net deferred tax liability

$

(23,104)

$

(20,979)

Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits

Balance at December 28, 2021

$

1,528

Additions to tax positions related to prior years

 

1,545

Additions to tax positions related to current year

872

Reductions due to statute expiration

-

Reductions due to exam settlement

 

(20)

Balance at December 27, 2022

 

3,925

Additions to tax positions related to prior years

964

Additions to tax positions related to current year

 

139

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

(246)

Reductions due to exam settlement

-

Balance at December 26, 2023

$

4,782