Income Taxes |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 24, 2020 | |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Income Taxes | Income TaxesEffective tax rates for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019 were based on the Company’s forecasted annualized effective tax rates and were adjusted for discrete items that occurred within each period. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 10.4% and (39.3)% for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 2.5% and (4.9)% for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, respectively. For each period, the effective income tax rate was lower than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% primarily due to the recognition of income tax benefits from tax deductions in excess of book expense related to stock option exercises and other discrete items. Additionally, the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 included income tax benefits resulting from the enactment of the CARES Act. The Company recognizes discrete expense for loss contingencies related to uncertain tax positions, including estimated interest and penalties. The Company recognized a $0.3 million benefit related to uncertain tax positions during the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2020; no expense related to uncertain tax positions was recognized during the thirteen weeks ended September 26, 2019. The Company recognized $2.2 million and $0.1 million of such expense during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020 and September 26, 2019, respectively.
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of existing assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Changes in tax laws and rates could affect recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities in the future. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax laws or rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date of such a change.
The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the associated temporary differences became deductible. On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates whether it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be realized in the future and concludes whether or not a valuation allowance must be established.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740. ASC 740-10 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements using a two-step process for evaluating tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, on a tax return. The Company may only recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. In addition, the Company recognizes a loss contingency for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The amounts recognized for uncertain tax positions require that management make estimates and judgments based on provisions of the tax law, which may be subject to change or varying interpretations. The Company includes estimated interest and penalties related to uncertain tax position accruals within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and within income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
The CARES Act includes, among other things, income tax provisions allowing for the temporary five-year carryback of net operating losses generated in 2018, 2019, and 2020, temporary modifications to the limitations placed on interest deductions, and technical corrections of tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property ("QIP"), which changes 39-year property to 15-year property eligible for 100% tax bonus depreciation. In addition, the CARES Act includes provisions such as the temporary deferral of the employer portion of social security taxes incurred through the end of calendar 2020 and an employee retention credit for 50% of wages and health benefits paid to employees not providing services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company has made estimates of the effect of the CARES Act and will adjust estimates, if needed, as new legislation or guidance becomes available.
As a result of the faster tax depreciation methods allowed under the CARES Act for QIP and the retroactive application of those methods for QIP placed in service during fiscal 2018 and 2019, the Company incurred a fiscal 2019 net operating loss for federal income tax purposes that was carried back to prior years during which the federal tax rate was 35%, resulting in a $7.7 million income tax benefit during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company expects to receive an estimated $28.4 million of cash refunds related to the accelerated QIP depreciation and the carry back of the fiscal 2019 net operating loss. Furthermore, the Company expects the changes to QIP depreciation to result in reductions to estimated income tax payments for fiscal 2020.
As of September 24, 2020, the Company has deferred $7.1 million of employer social security taxes, of which 50% are required to be deposited by December 2021 and the remaining 50% by December 2022. Deferred employer social security taxes are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In addition, the Company recorded a credit of $0.3 million related to employee retention credits made available under the CARES Act during the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2020 that was recognized as an offset to selling and store operating expenses within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. The Company recorded $1.4 million of employee retention credits during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2020, of which $1.2 million was recognized as an offset to selling and store operating expenses and $0.2 million was recognized as an offset to general and administrative expenses within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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