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INCOME TAXES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES
As of March 30, 2024, the Company had gross unrecognized income tax benefits of approximately $8.2 million, of which $5.8 million, if ultimately recognized, may affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in the periods settled. The Company has recorded tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is more likely than not, but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductions.
Included in the reserves for unrecognized tax benefits at March 30, 2024 is approximately $1.3 million of reserves for which the statute of limitations is expected to expire within the next 12 months. If these tax benefits are ultimately recognized, such recognition, net of federal income taxes, may affect the annual effective income tax rate for fiscal 2024 along with the effective income tax rate in the quarter in which the benefits are recognized.
The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of interest expense and recognizes penalties related to unrecognized income tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Interest expense recorded on uncertain tax positions was not material for the first fiscal quarters ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023. The Company had approximately $1.7 million, $1.5 million, and $1.6 million of interest accrued on uncertain tax positions as of March 30, 2024, December 30, 2023, and April 1, 2023, respectively.