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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2020
Income Taxes | (5) Income Taxes The provisions for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Fiscal Years |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 47,955 |  |  | $ | 52,422 |  |  | $ | 60,650 |
State |  |  | 7,249 |  |  |  | 10,367 |  |  |  | 9,410 |
Foreign |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 504 |  |  |  | 993 |
Total current |  | $ | 55,761 |  |  | $ | 63,293 |  |  | $ | 71,053 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 1,523 |  |  | $ | 4,212 |  |  | $ | 1,730 |
State |  |  | (393 | ) |  |  | 555 |  |  |  | 385 |
Total deferred |  | $ | 1,130 |  |  | $ | 4,767 |  |  | $ | 2,115 |
Income taxes |  | $ | 56,891 |  |  | $ | 68,060 |  |  | $ | 73,168 |
Temporary differences and carryforwards which gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
|  | Dec. 26, 2020 |  |  | Dec. 28, 2019 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivable valuations |  | $ | 4,286 |  |  | $ | 4,004 |
Share-based payments |  |  | 2,020 |  |  |  | 2,923 |
Self-insured claims |  |  | 3,613 |  |  |  | 3,565 |
Other |  |  | 6,056 |  |  |  | 2,935 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | $ | 15,975 |  |  | $ | 13,427 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating property |  | $ | 52,014 |  |  | $ | 49,669 |
Goodwill |  |  | 3,772 |  |  |  | 4,223 |
Other |  |  | 3,087 |  |  |  | 1,531 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | 58,873 |  |  | $ | 55,423 |
Net deferred tax liability |  | $ | 42,898 |  |  | $ | 41,996 |
The following table summarizes the differences between income taxes calculated at the federal income tax rates of 21% for 2020, 2019, and 2018 on income before income taxes and the provisions for income taxes (in thousands):
|  | Fiscal Years |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Income taxes at federal income tax rate |  | $ | 52,289 |  |  | $ | 62,110 |  |  | $ | 68,960 |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | 5,375 |  |  |  | 8,876 |  |  |  | 7,713 |
Non-deductible executive compensation |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,012 |
Meals and entertainment exclusion |  |  | 326 |  |  |  | 644 |  |  |  | 719 |
Share-based payments |  |  | (977 | ) |  |  | (3,093 | ) |  |  | (2,138 | )
Section 199 deductions and R&D credits |  |  | (717 | ) |  |  | (714 | ) |  |  | (3,309 | )
Other, net |  |  | 499 |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 211 |
Income taxes |  | $ | 56,891 |  |  | $ | 68,060 |  |  | $ | 73,168 |
The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. The Company or its subsidiaries file state tax returns in the majority of the U.S. state tax jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for 2016 and prior years. The Company’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Landstar Canada, Inc., is subject to Canadian income and other taxes. The Company’s wholly-owned Mexican subsidiaries, Landstar Holdings, S. de R.L.C.V., Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Landstar Metro Servicios S.A.P.I. de C.V., are subject to Mexican income and other taxes. The Company’s Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries also may each be subject to U.S. income and other taxes. As of December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019, the Company had $2,030,000 and $2,253,000, respectively, of net unrecognized tax benefits representing the provision for the uncertainty of certain tax positions plus a component of interest and penalties. Estimated interest and penalties on the provision for the uncertainty of certain tax positions is included in income tax expense. At December 26, 2020 and December 28, 2019 , there was $648,000 and $690,000, respectively, accrued for estimated interest and penalties related to the uncertainty of certain tax positions. The Company does not currently anticipate any significant increase or decrease to the unrecognized tax benefit during fiscal year 2021. The following table summarizes the rollforward of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
|  | Fiscal Years |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – beginning of the year |  | $ | 3,014 |  |  | $ | 3,519 |
Gross increases related to current year tax positions |  |  | 349 |  |  |  | 468 |
Gross increases related to prior year tax positions |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 469 |
Gross decreases related to prior year tax positions |  |  | — |  |  |  | (295 | )
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (356 | )
Lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (1,010 | ) |  |  | (791 | )
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – end of the year |  | $ | 2,585 |  |  | $ | 3,014 |
Landstar paid income taxes of $47,589,000 in fiscal year 2020, $67,317,000 in fiscal year 2019 and $75,124,000 in fiscal year 2018.

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