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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Line Items]  
Summary of Positions for which Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible [Table Text Block]
The following table sets forth the changes in the Company's balance of unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended:

Total
Unrecognized tax benefits at December 30, 2017
$
394,000

Gross increases—prior year tax positions

Unrecognized tax benefits at December 29, 2018
394,000

Gross increases—current year tax positions

Unrecognized tax benefits at December 28, 2019
$
394,000


Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The (benefit) provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following for the fiscal years indicated: 
 
Fiscal Year
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Current
 
 
 
 
 
State
$
4,000

 
$
5,000

 
$
5,000

Foreign
104,000

 
25,000

 
(568,000
)
Total current provision (benefit)
108,000

 
30,000

 
(563,000
)
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(5,165,000
)
 
(7,307,000
)
 
15,461,000

State
(2,341,000
)
 
(360,000
)
 
(493,000
)
Foreign
(56,000
)
 
300,000

 
(187,000
)
Change in valuation allowance
7,562,000

 
7,367,000

 
(17,181,000
)
Total (benefit) deferred provision

 

 
(2,400,000
)
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes
$
108,000

 
$
30,000

 
$
(2,963,000
)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The actual income tax (benefit) provision reported from operations are different than those which would have been computed by applying the federal statutory tax rate to loss before income tax (benefit) provision. A reconciliation of income tax (benefit) provision from continuing operations as computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the provision for income tax benefit is as follows:
 
Fiscal Year
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Tax provision at federal statutory rates
$
(6,196,000
)
 
$
(7,515,000
)
 
$
(9,884,000
)
State tax liability
4,000

 
5,000

 
5,000

Foreign deferred tax rate differential
(64,000
)
 
(39,000
)
 
15,000

Foreign withholding

 
301,000

 
(771,000
)
Outside basis in Kowon, net unremitted earnings

 
(468,000
)
 
(2,888,000
)
Permanent items
1,964,000

 
186,000

 
774,000

Increase in net state operating loss carryforwards
(1,985,000
)
 
(406,000
)
 
(300,000
)
Utilization of net operating losses for U.K. research and development refund
(148,000
)
 

 

Provision to tax return adjustments and tax rate change (1)
803,000

 
(76,000
)
 
24,833,000

Tax credits
(1,931,000
)
 
239,000

 
24,000

Non-deductible 162M compensation limitations

 
13,000

 
199,000

Non-deductible equity compensation
16,000

 
290,000

 
1,901,000

Uncertain tax position for transfer pricing
105,000

 
91,000

 
203,000

Other, net
(22,000
)
 
45,000

 
107,000

Change in valuation allowance
7,562,000

 
7,364,000

 
(17,181,000
)
Total provision (benefit)
$
108,000

 
$
30,000

 
$
(2,963,000
)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Deferred income taxes are provided to recognize the effect of temporary differences between tax and financial reporting. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following: 
 
Fiscal Year
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred tax liability:
 
 
 
Foreign withholding liability
$
(525,000
)
 
$
(538,000
)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Federal net operating loss carryforwards
44,820,000

 
41,755,000

State net operating loss carryforwards
5,097,000

 
3,114,000

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards
1,293,000

 
1,259,000

Equity awards
428,000

 
444,000

Tax credits
9,161,000

 
7,231,000

Property, plant and equipment
524,000

 
640,000

Unrealized losses on investments
2,641,000

 
1,848,000

Other
1,603,000

 
1,707,000

Net deferred tax assets
65,042,000

 
57,460,000

Valuation allowance
(65,566,000
)
 
(58,006,000
)
 
$
(524,000
)
 
$
(546,000
)