Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands
December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Current expense (benefit):
Federal
$ 73,463  $ 37,869  $ (1,781)
State
16,489  9,927  4,391 
Total current expense 89,952  47,796  2,610 
Deferred expense (benefit):
Federal
(78) 4,853  11,684 
State
(2,447) (1,811) (2,070)
Total deferred (benefit) expense (2,525) 3,042  9,614 
Provision for income taxes $ 87,427  $ 50,838  $ 12,224 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation
The following is a summary of the differences between the total provision for income taxes as shown on the financial statements and the provision for income taxes that would result from applying the federal statutory tax rate of 21% for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2022, December 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020 to income before income taxes:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands
December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Computed “expected” provision at statutory rate $ 80,984  $ 70,154  $ 43,513 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (1)
11,744  6,186  1,493 
Permanent differences:
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation awards (3,762) (25,710) (27,003)
Other 874  908  517 
Total permanent differences (2,888) (24,802) (26,486)
Provision to return 183  (34) (150)
Federal tax credits (1,535) (1,471) (920)
CARES Act benefit —  —  (7,676)
Uncertain tax positions (848) 308  2,724 
Other, net (213) 497  (274)
Provision for income taxes $ 87,427  $ 50,838  $ 12,224 
(1)     Includes state excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards for fiscal years 2022, 2021, and 2020 of $0.8 million, $4.6 million, and $5.3 million, respectively.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred income tax assets and (liabilities) are presented below:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
Deferred tax assets:
Lease liabilities $ 339,972  $ 308,198 
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes 16,014  11,622 
Stock-based compensation 11,320  8,754 
Inventories 10,337  10,711 
Other intangibles 4,187  335 
Gift card liability 3,206  1,254 
Other (1)
2,608  5,514 
Total deferred tax assets 387,644  346,388 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Right-of-use assets (302,008) (274,151)
Fixed assets (85,621) (70,289)
Intangible assets (27,430) (27,198)
Other (2,840) (5,876)
Total deferred tax liabilities (417,899) (377,514)
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (30,255) $ (31,126)
(1)    To conform to the current period presentation, the litigation accrual for December 30, 2021 is presented within other deferred tax assets.
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward
Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits for periods presented:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of fiscal year $ 1,073  $ 6,107  $ 402 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year —  390  281 
Additions for tax positions of prior years —  —  5,424 
Reductions due to settlements —  (5,424) — 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years (1,073) —  — 
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of fiscal year $ —  $ 1,073  $ 6,107