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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 26, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Tax
The provision for income taxes is comprised of the following:
(in thousands)202120202019
Current taxes:
Federal$4,925 $(7,318)$(933)
State4,067 (382)3,835 
Foreign2,393 3,045 2,806 
Total current taxes11,385 (4,655)5,708 
Deferred taxes:
Federal617 (22,416)846 
State88 (3,369)1,216 
Foreign126 (981)(799)
Total deferred taxes831 (26,766)1,263 
Provision for income taxes$12,216 $(31,421)$6,971 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The items accounting for the difference between income taxes computed at the statutory federal income tax rate and income taxes reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) are as follows:
(in thousands, except percentages)2021%2020%2019%
Income tax expense (benefit) based on statutory rate$15,508 21.0 %$(36,385)21.0 %$14,709 21.0 %
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal benefit3,548 4.8 (6,631)3.8 3,666 5.3 
Hiring tax credits, net(7,582)(10.3)(7,719)4.5 (13,627)(19.4)
CARES Act(468)(0.6)(2,939)1.7 — — 
Non-deductible goodwill impairment charge— — 21,849 (12.6)— — 
Non-deductible/non-taxable items589 0.8 124 (0.1)1,559 2.2 
Foreign taxes211 0.3 (977)0.5 282 0.4 
Other, net410 0.5 1,257 (0.7)382 0.5 
Total tax expense (benefit)$12,216 16.5 %$(31,421)18.1 %$6,971 10.0 %
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Tax
U.S. and international components of income (loss) before tax expense (benefit) was as follows:
(in thousands)202120202019
U.S.$61,433 $(148,492)$61,610 
International12,417 (24,770)8,434 
Income (loss) before tax expense (benefit)$73,850 $(173,262)$70,044 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
(in thousands)December 26,
2021
December 27,
2020
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for credit losses$1,750 $991 
Workers’ compensation1,653 — 
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses8,970 7,933 
Net operating loss carryforwards2,002 3,679 
Tax credit carryforwards11,920 18,461 
Accrued wages and benefits9,227 7,938 
Deferred compensation9,083 10,130 
Lease liabilities16,762 21,771 
Other137 1,047 
Total61,504 71,950 
Valuation allowance(2,368)(3,072)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance59,136 68,878 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other current assets(515)(1,840)
Lease right-of-use assets(13,638)(20,692)
Depreciation and amortization(15,653)(13,274)
Workers’ compensation— (3,053)
Total deferred tax liabilities(29,806)(38,859)
Deferred income taxes, net$29,330 $30,019 
Income Tax Valuation Allowance
The activity related to the income tax valuation allowance was as follows:
(in thousands)202120202019
Beginning balance$3,072 $1,780 $2,079 
Charged to expense26 1,292 — 
Release of allowance(730)— (299)
Ending balance$2,368 $3,072 $1,780 
Summary of Tax Credit Carryforwards
The following table summarizes our NOLs and credit carryforwards along with their respective valuation allowance as of December 26, 2021:
(in thousands)Carryover tax benefitValuation allowanceExpected
benefit
Year expiration begins
Year-end tax attributes:
Federal WOTCs$10,508 $— $10,508 2039
State NOLs2,002 (957)1,045 Various
California Enterprise Zone credits1,411 (1,411)— 2026
Foreign alternative minimum tax credits359 — 359 2032
Total$14,280 $(2,368)$11,912 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table summarizes the activity related to our unrecognized tax benefits:
(in thousands)202120202019
Beginning balance$1,930 $2,078 $2,190 
Increases for tax positions related to the current year188 218 318 
Decreases for tax positions related to prior years(52)— — 
Reductions due to lapsed statute of limitations(185)(366)(430)
Ending balance$1,881 $1,930 $2,078