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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 27, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Allocation of Income Tax Expense
Total income tax expense was allocated as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
income from operations
$ 1,596 1,972 902
shareholders' equity, related to
the tax benefit arising from stock
based compensation
(143 ) (76 ) (64 )
$ 1,453 1,896 838
Schedule of Income Tax Expense Attributable to Income from Operations
Income tax expense attributable to income from operations consists of:
 
(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
current
federal
$ - - 79
state
- 19 -
foreign
3,323 2,297 2,505
3,323 2,316 2,584
deferred
federal
1,065 192 727
state
416 14 55
undistributed earnings - foreign subsidiaries
(5,018 ) 7,011 -
U.S. operating loss carryforwards
1,838 3,665 1,102
foreign
(42 ) 608 143
valuation allowance
14 (11,834 ) (3,709 )
(1,727 ) (344 ) (1,682 )
$ 1,596 1,972 902
Schedule of Income (Loss) before Income Taxes related to Foreign and U.S. Operations
Income (loss) before income taxes related to the company’s foreign and U.S. operations consists of:

(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
Foreign
China
$ 11,512 10,593 9,130
Canada
2,149 2,075 2,098
Poland
(370 ) (630 ) (714 )
Total Foreign
13,291 12,038 10,514
United States
5,752 8,251 3,684
$ 19,043 20,289 14,198
Summary of Differences in Income Tax Expense at Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate
The following schedule summarizes the principal differences between the income tax expense at the federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate reflected in the consolidated financial statements:

2014
2013
2012
federal income tax rate
34.0 % 34.0 % 34.0 %
foreign tax rate differential
(7.2 ) (6.7 ) (8.8 )
increase in tax reserves
4.3 4.0 6.1
undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries
(26.3 ) 34.6 -
change in valuation allowance
0.1 (58.3 ) (26.1 )
other
3.5 2.1 1.2
8.4 % 9.7 % 6.4 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
deferred tax assets:
accounts receivable
$ 274 376
inventories
1,801 1,689
compensation
3,200 3,049
liabilities and other
1,109 700
alternative minimum tax credit
1,320 1,320
property, plant and equipment (1)
572 758
loss carryforwards - U.S.
17,161 19,842
loss carryforwards - foreign
311 241
unrecognized tax benefits - U.S.
(9,778 ) (8,976 )
valuation allowances
(977 ) (963 )
total deferred tax assets
14,993 18,036
deferred tax liabilities:
undistributed earnings on foreign subsidiaries
(1,993 ) (7,011 )
property, plant and equipment (2)
(4,581 ) (4,653 )
goodwill
(1,028 ) (849 )
other
(134 ) (136 )
total deferred tax liabilities
(7,736 ) (12,649 )
Net deferred tax asset
$ 7,257 5,387
(1)
Pertains to the company’s operations located in China.
(2)
Pertains to the company’s operations located in the U.S. and Canada.

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefit
The following table sets forth the change in the company’s unrecognized tax benefit:
 
(dollars in thousands)
2014
2013
2012
beginning balance
$ 13,166 12,462 11,739
increases from prior period tax positions
756 812 852
decreases from prior period tax positions
(182 ) (108 ) (129 )
increases from current period tax positions
- - -
ending balance
$ 13,740 13,166 12,462