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Income taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 26, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of Net Deferred Tax Assets

The significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax assets at March 26, 2016 and March 28, 2015 are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 26, 2016      March 28, 2015  
Deferred tax assets:    (In thousands)  

Loss and tax credit carry forwards

   $ 39,710       $ 42,619   

Difference between book and tax basis of property and equipment

     2,731         2,513   

Interest expense limitations carry forward

     10,697         9,069   

Inventory allowances

     417         529   

Other reserves not currently deductible

     807         850   

Capital lease obligation

     2,431         2,696   

Expenses not currently deductible

     667         378   

Other

     (175      144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

     57,285         58,798   

Valuation allowance

     (57,285      (58,798
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The following table reconciles the unrecognized tax benefits at March 26, 2016 and March 28, 2015:

 

     Fiscal Year Ended  
     March 26, 2016      March 28, 2015  
     (In thousands)  

Unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the year

   $ —         $ —     

Gross increase – tax position in current period

     —           89   

Applied against certain element of deferred tax assets

     —           (89
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 26, 2016      March 28, 2015      March 29, 2014  
     (In thousands)  

Income tax expense (benefit):

     

Current

   $ 50       $ 77       $ 183   

Deferred

     1,591         (2,636      (1,525

Valuation allowance

     (1,591      2,559         1,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense

   $ 50         —         $ 18   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
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 26, 2016     March 28, 2015     March 29, 2014  

Canadian statutory rate

     26.6     26.4     26.4

Rate differential for U.S. operations

     6.5     5.1     2.0

Adjustment to valuation allowance

     3.2     (30.7 )%      (26.8 )% 

Utilization of unrecognized losses and other tax attributes

     (32.2 )%      0.0     0.0

Permanent differences and other

     (3.2 )%      (0.8 )%      (2.1 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     0.9     (0.0 )%      (0.5 )%