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Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
For the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022, CRA’s effective income tax rate (“ETR”) was 18.3% and 25.3%, respectively. The ETR for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was lower than the third quarter of fiscal 2022 primarily due to the release of a valuation allowance in a foreign jurisdiction coupled with the revaluation of the deferred tax asset, partially offset by a decrease in the tax benefit related to share-based compensation, an increase in nondeductible meals and entertainment expenses, and an increase in the U.K. statutory rate from 19% to 25% effective April 1, 2023 with a blended rate of 23.5% for the fiscal year. The increase in the tax impact of the meals expense is a result of the expiration of the relief provided by The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, whereby the deduction for business meals from restaurants was 100% during 2021 and 2022 and reverted back to 50% in 2023.

The change in the total valuation allowance for the current fiscal quarter was a decrease of approximately $0.7 million compared to the same fiscal quarter of the prior year. The $0.7 million decrease is comprised primarily of foreign net operating loss carryforwards that have an indefinite life and are forecasted to be utilized over approximately a forty-year period. The change in assessment was prompted by the enactment of new legislation in the foreign jurisdiction, and as a result, the foreign entity will be profitable in the current and future years.

For the fiscal year-to-date periods ended September 30, 2023 and October 1, 2022, CRA's ETR was 26.4% and 26.7%, respectively. The ETR for the current fiscal year-to-date period was slightly lower than the prior year-to-date period primarily due to the same items noted above.
In fiscal 2020, as a result of both a qualitative and quantitative analysis, certain amounts of previously taxed and untaxed post fiscal 2018 U.K. earnings were no longer considered permanently reinvested. Deferred taxes that are a consequence of foreign exchange translation resulting from earnings that are no longer considered permanently reinvested are recorded as a
component of foreign currency translation adjustments on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, deferred taxes have been assessed as immaterial related to foreign exchange translation and not recorded. Deferred income taxes or foreign withholding taxes, estimated to be $0.4 million, have not been recorded for other jurisdictions as those earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested.

On August 16, 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that includes, among other provisions, changes to the U.S. corporate income tax system, including a fifteen percent minimum tax based on "adjusted financial statement income,” and a one percent excise tax on net repurchases of stock after December 31, 2022. For the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, net share repurchases were immaterial. As the Company's issued and outstanding common stock on the condensed consolidated balance sheet is classified as permanent equity, the excise tax is treated as a specific incremental cost directly attributable to the repurchase. As such, the excise tax is charged against the gross proceeds and recorded within equity with an offsetting excise tax liability recognized.