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Note 8 - Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
8
INCOME TAXES
 
We recorded income tax expense of $
1,871,000
 related to income before taxes of $
7,588,000
 for the
13
weeks ended
December 29, 2019
. For the
13
weeks ended
December 30, 2018
, we recorded $
4,513,000
 in income tax expenses related to income before taxes of $
15,232,000
 
The effective income tax rate for the
13
weeks ended
December 29, 2019
 was 
24.6%
. The effective income tax rate for the
13
weeks ended
December 30, 2018
 was
29.6%
.
 
The primary differences between these rates and the U.S. federal statutory rate of
21%
are due to the effect of state taxes, non-deductible expenses, adjustments to reserves for uncertain tax positions, including any related interest, and mark-to-market adjustments to value the Warrants. 
 
We file a consolidated federal tax return, as well as combined and separate tax returns in approximately
27
state and local jurisdictions. We do
not
currently have any federal tax examinations in progress. Our income tax returns have generally been audited or closed to audit through
2014.
See Note
12
 for a discussion of our tax audits.
 
At
September 29, 2019,
we had approximately
$63,338,000
of state net operating loss benefits. The Company consumed its federal net operating losses in the year ended
September 30, 2018.