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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2021
INCOME TAXES

J.INCOME TAXES

Income tax provisions for the years ended December 25, 2021, December 26, 2020, and December 28, 2019 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

    

2021

2020

    

2019

Currently Payable:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

115,077

$

59,055

$

35,267

State and local

 

30,441

 

16,709

 

10,071

Foreign

 

21,095

 

8,601

 

5,834

 

166,613

 

84,365

 

51,172

Net Deferred:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

 

6,242

 

2,292

 

6,895

State and local

 

118

 

(1,518)

 

805

Foreign

 

999

 

1,962

 

(602)

 

7,359

 

2,736

 

7,098

Total income tax expense

$

173,972

$

87,101

$

58,270

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

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

U.S.

$

645,316

$

308,167

$

220,532

Foreign

 

81,020

 

32,816

 

20,142

Total

$

726,336

$

340,983

$

240,674

The effective income tax rates are different from the statutory federal income tax rates for the following reasons:

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

 

Statutory federal income tax rate

 

21.0

%  

21.0

%  

21.0

%

State and local taxes (net of  federal benefits)

 

3.3

 

3.4

 

3.9

Effect of noncontrolling owned interest in earnings of partnerships

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

(0.1)

Tax credits, including foreign tax credit

 

(0.6)

 

(0.9)

 

(1.3)

Change in uncertain tax positions reserve

 

(0.1)

 

(0.1)

 

(0.1)

Other permanent differences

 

(0.4)

 

0.6

 

0.5

Other, net

 

0.7

 

1.5

 

0.3

Effective income tax rate

 

23.9

%  

25.5

%  

24.2

%

Temporary differences which give rise to deferred income tax assets and (liabilities) on December 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

    

2021

    

2020

Employee benefits

$

27,543

$

23,236

Lease liability

24,627

19,376

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

5,502

 

6,463

Foreign subsidiary capital loss carryforward

 

527

 

527

Other tax credits

 

450

 

391

Inventory

 

2,007

 

1,633

Reserves on receivables

 

1,446

 

1,630

Accrued expenses

 

5,735

 

3,071

Other, net

 

5,233

 

8,483

Gross deferred income tax assets

 

73,070

 

64,810

Valuation allowance

 

(3,952)

 

(4,044)

Deferred income tax assets

 

69,118

 

60,766

Depreciation

 

(64,387)

 

(41,403)

Intangibles

 

(38,367)

 

(22,840)

Right of use assets

(23,866)

(19,376)

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

(126,620)

 

(83,619)

Net deferred income tax liability

$

(57,502)

$

(22,853)

As of December 25, 2021, we had federal, state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $5.5 million and state tax credit carryforwards of $0.5 million, which will expire at various dates.

The NOL and credit carryforwards expire as follows:

Net Operating Losses

Tax Credits

    

U.S.

    

State

    

Foreign

    

U.S.

    

State

2022 - 2026

$

$

$

536

$

$

2027 - 2031

 

436

1,424

 

 

2032 - 2036

 

670

106

 

 

450

2037 - 2041

 

790

808

 

 

Thereafter

 

438

294

 

 

Total

$

790

$

2,352

$

2,360

$

$

450

As of December 25, 2021, we believe that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain state and foreign NOL carryforwards will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, we have provided a valuation allowance of $3.4 million against the various NOLs. Furthermore, there is a valuation allowance of $0.5 million against a capital loss carryforward we have for a wholly-owned subsidiary, UFP Canada, Inc. Based upon the business activity and the nature of the assets of this subsidiary, our ability to realize a future benefit from this carryforward is doubtful. The capital loss has an unlimited carryforward and therefore will not expire unless there is a change in control of the subsidiary.