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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets

The significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax assets at March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014 are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 28, 2015      March 29, 2014  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax assets:

  

Loss and tax credit carry forwards

   $ 42,619       $ 41,889   

Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment

     2,513         2,344   

Interest expense limitations carry forward

     9,069         7,525   

Inventory allowances

     529         608   

Other reserves not currently deductible

     850         724   

Capital lease obligation

     2,696         3,204   

Expenses not currently deductible

     378         419   

Other

     144         96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

  58,798      56,809   

Valuation allowance

  (58,798   (56,809
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

$ —      $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the unrecognized tax benefits at March 28, 2015 and March 29, 2014:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 28, 2015      March 29, 2014  
     (In thousands)  

Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the year

   $ —         $ —     

Gross increase – tax position in current period

     89         183   

Applied against certain element of deferred tax assets

     (89      (183
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 28, 2015      March 29, 2014      March 30, 2013  
     (In thousands)  

Income tax expense (benefit):

        

Current

   $ 77       $ 183       $ 299   

Deferred

     (2,636      (1,525      393   

Valuation allowance

     2,559         1,360         (672
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

$ —      $ 18    $ 20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 28, 2015     March 29, 2014     March 30, 2013  

Canadian statutory rate

     26.4     26.4     26.2

Rate differential for U.S. operations

     5.1     2.0     (7.3 )% 

Adjustment to valuation allowance

     (30.7 )%      (26.8 )%      21.0

Utilization of unrecognized losses and other tax attributes

     0.0     0.0     (45.3 )% 

Permanent differences and other

     (0.8 )%      (2.1 )%      6.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  (0.0 )%    (0.5 )%    1.3