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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
U.S. And Foreign Income Before Taxes
The U.S. and foreign income before income taxes for the respective years consisted of the following:

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
United States
$
59,261

 
$
57,888

 
$
41,463

Foreign
7,246

 
10,218

 
6,747

 
$
66,507

 
$
68,106

 
$
48,210

Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the respective years consisted of the following:

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
11,074

 
$
12,390

 
$
13,154

State
2,752

 
4,482

 
2,361

Foreign
1,422

 
1,678

 
1,455

Deferred
(154
)
 
8,887

 
(3,917
)
 
$
15,094

 
$
27,437

 
$
13,053

Tax Effects Of Temporary Differences Giving Rise To Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at the end of the respective years are presented below:

 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Inventories
$
1,478

 
$
1,477

Compensation
6,890

 
6,930

Tax credit carryforwards
3,554

 
3,890

Net operating loss carryforwards
4,073

 
4,399

Other
7,103

 
6,458

Total gross deferred tax assets
23,098

 
23,154

Less valuation allowance
5,964

 
6,402

Deferred tax assets
17,134

 
16,752

Deferred tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Goodwill and other intangibles
1,988

 
1,236

Depreciation and amortization
5,143

 
4,759

Foreign statutory reserves
192

 
724

Net deferred tax assets
$
9,811

 
$
10,033

Schedule Of Net Deferred Tax Assets In Consolidated Balance Sheet
The net deferred tax assets recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the years ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018 were as follows:

 
2019
 
2018
Non-current assets
$
11,449

 
$
11,748

Non-current liabilities
1,638

 
1,715

Net deferred tax assets
$
9,811

 
$
10,033

Significant Differences Between Statutory Federal Tax Rate And Effective Income Tax Rate
The significant differences between the statutory federal tax rate and the effective income tax rates for the Company for the respective years shown below were as follows:

 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
21.0
 %

24.5
 %
**
35.0
 %
 
State income tax, net of federal benefit
4.3
 %
 
4.1
 %
 
4.0
 %
 
Uncertain tax positions, net of settlements
(0.5
)%
 
2.2
 %
 
0.9
 %
 
Foreign-derived intangible income ("FDII") deduction
(0.9
)%
 
 %
 
 %
 
Section 199 manufacturer's deduction
 %
 
(2.2
)%
 
(2.8
)%
 
Taxes related to foreign income, net of credits
0.5
 %

0.1
 %

(9.8
)%
*
Compensation
(0.7
)%

1.5
 %

 %
 
Tax rate or law change
(0.2
)%
 
12.3
 %
 
 %
 
Other
(0.8
)%
 
(2.2
)%
 
(0.2
)%
 
 
22.7
 %
 
40.3
 %
 
27.1
 %
 

* Rate benefit is primarily from excess foreign tax credits generated by a dividend repatriation in the first quarter of fiscal 2018.
** The federal statutory rate is a blended rate which reflects 35% through December 31, 2017 and the lower rate of 21.0% beginning on January 1, 2018 due to tax reform.
Summary Of Operating Loss Carryforwards
The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards and their expirations as of September 27, 2019 were as follows:

 
State
 
Foreign
 
Total
Year of expiration
 
 
 
 
 
2020-2024
$
1,697

 
$
3,524

 
$
5,221

2025-2029
2,712

 
2,526

 
5,238

2030-2034
11,247

 

 
11,247

2035-2039
135

 

 
135

Indefinite

 
5,560

 
5,560

Total
$
15,791

 
$
11,610

 
$
27,401

Summary Of Tax Credit Carryforwards
The Company has tax credit carryforwards as follows:

 
State
 
Federal
 
Total
Year of expiration
 
 
 
 
 
2020-2024
$
1,745

 
$

 
$
1,745

2025-2029
1,211

 

 
1,211

2030-2034
598

 

 
598

2035-2039

 

 

Indefinite

 

 

Total
$
3,554

 
$

 
$
3,554

Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amount Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits follows:

 
2018
 
2017
Beginning balance
$
8,829


$
5,489

Gross increases - tax positions in prior period
63


2,962

Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period


(105
)
Gross increases - tax positions in current period
855


1,064

Settlements
(463
)


Lapse of statute of limitations

(1,353
)

(581
)
Ending balance
$
7,931


$
8,829

Summary of Income Tax Examinations
The following tax years remain subject to examination by the Company's respective major tax jurisdictions:

Jurisdiction
Fiscal Years
United States
2016-2019
Canada
2015-2019
France
2016-2019
Germany
2017-2019
Italy
2018-2019
Switzerland
2009-2019