Note 11 - Income Taxes

As discussed in Note 1 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted an accounting standard update regarding the recognition of excess tax benefits through the income statement upon settlement of share-based compensation awards. As the Company has a full valuation allowance, any realized benefits would be offset by the valuation allowance with no impact to the tax provision. Accordingly, there is no benefit reflected in the current tax provision and no restatement of the prior period.

The Company’s quarterly provision for income taxes is determined by estimating an annual effective tax rate. This estimate may fluctuate throughout the year as new information becomes available affecting its underlying assumptions.

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $141,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily due to pre-tax income generated in certain foreign jurisdictions. There are no unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions taken by the Company.

The income tax benefit of $1.6 million for the three months ended April 1, 2016 was primarily due to net operating losses from our foreign operations, primarily due to the acceleration of stock compensation and tax benefits related to the dissolution of one of our foreign subsidiaries.

All earnings from the Company’s subsidiaries are not considered to be permanently reinvested. Accordingly, the Company provides withholding and U.S. taxes on all unremitted foreign earnings. The Company reduced its deferred tax liability in 2016 related to withholding taxes from unremitted foreign earnings by the accumulated deficit of one of its foreign subsidiaries dissolved as of April 1, 2016.