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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets

The significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax assets at March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 30, 2013     March 31, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Loss and tax credit carry forwards

   $ 41,776      $ 41,018   

Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment

     2,746        4,015   

Interest expense limitations carry forward

     6,292        5,127   

Inventory allowances

     759        834   

Other reserves not currently deductible

     874        1,080   

Capital lease obligation

     3,617        3,759   

Expenses not currently deductible

     439        1,276   

Other

     104        134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

     56,607        57,243   

Valuation allowance

     (56,607     (57,243
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the unrecognized tax benefits at March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 30, 2013     March 31, 2012  
     (In thousands)  

Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the year

   $ —        $ —     

Gross increase – tax position in current period

     299        332   

Applied against certain element of deferred tax assets

     (299     (332
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits at the end of the year

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following components:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 30, 2013     March 31, 2012     March 26, 2011  
     (In thousands)  

Income tax expense (benefit):

      

Current

   $ 299      $ 332      $ 444   

Deferred

     393        (820     (4,789

Valuation allowance

     (672     511        4,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

   $ 20      $ 23      $ 24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The Company’s provision for income taxes varies from the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rates for the reasons summarized below:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 30, 2013     March 31, 2012     March 26, 2011  

Canadian statutory rate

     26.2     27.5     29.3

Rate differential for U.S. operations

     (7.3 )%      (139.1 )%      13.9

Adjustment to valuation allowance

     21.0     493.9     (62.4 )% 

Utilization of unrecognized losses and other tax attributes

     (45.3 )%      (395.5 )%      17.8

Permanent differences and other

     6.7     22.7     1.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1.3     9.5     (0.3 )%