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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2022
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes 2. Income Taxes

Deferred Income Tax Liabilities and Assets – Deferred income taxes are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax laws and rates. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

2022

2021

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property and equipment tax/book differences

$

82,457,000

$

88,736,000

Interest rate swaps

4,011,000

Property tax method

1,450,000

1,051,000

Total deferred tax liabilities

87,918,000

89,787,000

Deferred tax assets:

Insurance reserves

4,303,000

5,030,000

Advance payments on purchases contracts

487,000

553,000

Vacation accrual

1,977,000

1,867,000

Inventory

1,571,000

1,368,000

Deferred compensation

4,483,000

5,532,000

Interest rate swaps

1,107,000

Other

1,519,000

1,562,000

Total deferred tax assets

14,340,000

17,019,000

Net deferred tax liabilities

$

73,578,000

$

72,768,000

Refundable current income taxes totaling $4.2 million and $2.7 million at September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, respectively are included in the line item “Other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Income Tax Expense - Income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal rates to income before income taxes. The reasons for the differences are as follows:

2022

2021

2020

Federal tax at statutory rate

$

75,783,000

$

68,818,000

$

49,359,000

State income tax, net of federal tax benefits

12,032,000

10,872,000

7,825,000

Federal tax credits

(1,500,000)

(1,700,000)

(513,000)

Other

2,196,000

(107,000)

(228,000)

Total

$

88,511,000

$

77,883,000

$

56,443,000

Current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

2022

2021

2020

Current:

Federal

$

76,647,000

$

66,526,000

$

45,261,000

State

16,173,000

14,129,000

10,445,000

Total current expense

92,820,000

80,655,000

55,706,000

Deferred:

Federal

(3,565,000)

(2,482,000)

1,163,000

State

(744,000)

(290,000)

(426,000)

Total deferred (benefit) expense

(4,309,000)

(2,772,000)

737,000

Total expense

$

88,511,000

$

77,883,000

$

56,443,000