Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2020

The Company recorded the following tax (benefit) provision in its unaudited consolidated statements of operations:


	Three-Month Period Ended						Nine-Month Period Ended
	December 25, 2020			December 27, 2019			December 25, 2020			December 27, 2019
Operating taxes	$	(12,169)		$	1,703		$	(9,764)		$	5,980
Discrete tax items	(18,354)			(161)			(18,149)			5,730
(Benefit) provision for income taxes	$	(30,523)		$	1,542		$	(27,913)		$	11,710
Annual operating tax rate	34.2		%	16.2		%	52.8		%	16.9		%
Effective tax rate	85.8		%	14.7		%	150.9		%	33.0		%

The Company’s provision for income taxes is comprised of the year to date taxes based on an estimate of the annual effective tax rate plus the tax impact of discrete items.

The Company is subject to tax in the United States (“U.S.”) and various foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rate can fluctuate primarily based on: the mix of its U.S. and foreign income; the impact of discrete transactions; and the difference between the amount of tax benefit generated by the foreign derived intangible income deduction (“FDII”) and research credits offset by the additional tax from the global intangible low-tax income (“GILTI”) and the base erosion tax (“BEAT”).

The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of outcomes that could result from the examination of its tax returns by the IRS, and other tax authorities to determine the adequacy of its income tax reserves and expense. Should actual events or results differ from the Company’s then-current expectations, charges or credits to the Company’s provision for income taxes may become necessary. Any such adjustments could have a significant effect on the results of operations.

For the three months ended December 25, 2020 and December 27, 2019, the Company’s effective income tax (benefit) expense and rates were a benefit of $30,523 or 85.8% and expense of $1,542 or 14.7% on pre-tax loss of $35,583 and income of $10,500, respectively. For the nine-month period ended December 25, 2020 and December 27, 2019, the Company’s effective income tax (benefit) expense and rates were a benefit of $27,913 or 150.9% and expense of $11,710 or 33.0% on pre-tax loss of $18,501 and income of $35,486, respectively.

The change in effective income tax rates is primarily due to the $40,440 IPO related stock-based compensation charge which significantly reduced U.S. income and was included in the Company’s tax rate from operations in the quarter. The incremental stock-based compensation windfall was treated as a discrete tax adjustment as an incremental tax deduction in the three months ended December 25, 2020. Additionally, other discrete transactions, the divestiture of Polar and the one-time dividend resulted in additional tax deductions. The reduction in U.S. income and the discrete tax deductions resulted in a U.S. tax NOL that can be carried back to refund prior years’ taxes. In total approximately $18,149 of discrete tax benefits recorded this quarter were partially offset by a reduction in our FDII deduction and an increase in GILTI and BEAT tax.

Additionally, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, there was a discrete tax expense of approximately $5,500 recorded for the settlement of IRS transfer pricing audits for years 2016, 2017, and 2018.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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