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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
Current tax provision:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal (benefit)
 
$
 
$
3
 
$
(121)
 
State
 
 
12
 
 
15
 
 
12
 
Foreign
 
 
443
 
 
570
 
 
721
 
Total current provision
 
 
455
 
 
588
 
 
612
 
Deferred tax provision (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. federal and state
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign provision (benefit)
 
 
473
 
 
(841)
 
 
104
 
Total deferred provision (benefit)
 
 
473
 
 
(841)
 
 
104
 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
$
928
 
$
(253)
 
$
716
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The provision (benefit) for income before taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
Computed provision (benefit) for taxes based on income at statutory rate
 
 
34.0
%
$
(1,905)
 
 
34.0
%
$
(2,939)
 
 
34.0
%
$
379
 
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permanent differences
 
 
(0.6)
 
 
33
 
 
(0.2)
 
 
20
 
 
3.2
 
 
35
 
Federal minimum taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
(0.1)
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
State minimum taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
 
 
(0.1)
 
 
8
 
 
(0.1)
 
 
10
 
 
0.7
 
 
8
 
Stock options
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State tax benefit
 
 
(6.6)
 
 
370
 
 
4.6
 
 
(394)
 
 
6.4
 
 
71
 
Tax rate difference due to foreign statutory rate
 
 
1.6
 
 
(90)
 
 
3.3
 
 
(288)
 
 
43.7
 
 
487
 
Expiration of state net operating tax carryforwards
 
 
(47.3)
 
 
2,650
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign earnings not permanently reinvested
 
 
(9.8)
 
 
547
 
 
0.1
 
 
(11)
 
 
(7.7)
 
 
(86)
 
Foreign dividend withholding
 
 
(3.8)
 
 
211
 
 
(1.5)
 
 
132
 
 
12.5
 
 
140
 
Expiration of charitable contribution carryover
 
 
(0.3)
 
 
15
 
 
(0.2)
 
 
18
 
 
0.2
 
 
2
 
Reserve
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10.9)
 
 
(121)
 
Other
 
 
2.5
 
 
(140)
 
 
1.0
 
 
(85)
 
 
6.4
 
 
71
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
13.8
 
 
(771)
 
 
(38.0)
 
 
3,281
 
 
(24.2)
 
 
(270)
 
Effective tax provision (benefit) rate
 
 
(16.6)
%
$
928
 
 
2.9
%
$
(253)
 
 
64.3
%
$
716
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets (liabilities) as of January 1, 2016 and January 2, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns
 
$
90
 
$
127
 
Inventories
 
 
422
 
 
511
 
Accrued vacation
 
 
382
 
 
397
 
Accrued other expenses
 
 
176
 
 
119
 
Other
 
 
57
 
 
80
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(1,058)
 
 
(939)
 
Total current deferred tax assets (liabilities)
 
$
69
 
$
295
 
Non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
51,005
 
$
53,747
 
Stock-based compensation
 
 
1,763
 
 
1,684
 
Business, foreign and AMT credit carryforwards
 
 
1,730
 
 
1,223
 
Capitalized R&D
 
 
134
 
 
423
 
Contributions
 
 
17
 
 
37
 
Pensions
 
 
583
 
 
489
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
695
 
 
870
 
Foreign tax withholding
 
 
(1,627)
 
 
(1,326)
 
Foreign earnings not permanently reinvested
 
 
(3,209)
 
 
(5,022)
 
Other
 
 
13
 
 
31
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(52,275)
 
 
(53,165)
 
Total non-current deferred tax liabilities
 
$
(1,171)
 
$
(1,009)
 
Summary of Income Tax Examinations [Table Text Block]
The following tax years remain subject to examination:
 
Significant Jurisdictions
 
Open Years
 
U.S. Federal
 
2012 – 2014
 
California
 
2011 – 2014
 
Switzerland
 
2014
 
Japan
 
2012 – 2014
 
 
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
Domestic
 
$
(7,678)
 
$
(8,113)
 
$
(2,131)
 
Foreign
 
 
2,073
 
 
(532)
 
 
3,245
 
 
 
$
(5,605)
 
$
(8,645)
 
$
1,114