Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2021
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 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
December 26,
2019
Current expense (benefit):
Federal
$ 37,869  $ (1,781) $ 7,975 
State
9,927  4,391  2,358 
Total current expense 47,796  2,610  10,333 
Deferred expense (benefit):
Federal
4,853  11,684  (6,522)
State
(1,811) (2,070) (4,062)
Total deferred expense (benefit) 3,042  9,614  (10,584)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ 50,838  $ 12,224  $ (251)
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 30, 2021, December 31, 2020, and December 26, 2019 to income before income taxes:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands
December 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
December 26,
2019
Computed “expected” provision at statutory rate $ 70,154  $ 43,513  $ 31,580 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (1) 6,186  1,493  (1,364)
Permanent differences:
Excess tax benefit related to stock options exercised (25,710) (27,003) (29,441)
Other 908  517  543 
Total permanent differences (24,802) (26,486) (28,898)
Provision to return (34) (150) (282)
Federal tax credits (1,471) (920) (1,306)
CARES Act benefit —  (7,676) — 
Uncertain Tax Positions 308  2,724  — 
Other, net 497  (274) 19 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ 50,838  $ 12,224  $ (251)
(1)     Includes state excess tax benefits related to stock options exercised for fiscal years 2021, 2020, and 2019 of $4.6 million, $5.3 million, and $5.6 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:
in thousands Fiscal Year Ended December 30,
2021
Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
2020
Deferred tax assets:
Lease liabilities $ 308,198  $ 259,273 
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes 11,622  8,293 
Inventories 10,711  6,941 
Stock-based compensation 8,754  5,979 
Gift card liability 1,254  557 
Other intangibles 335  268 
Litigation accrual 86  120 
Other 5,428  10,732 
Total deferred tax assets 346,388  292,163 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Right-of-use assets (274,151) (227,166)
Fixed assets (70,289) (62,374)
Intangible assets (27,198) (27,053)
Other (5,876) (3,560)
Total deferred tax liabilities (377,514) (320,153)
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (31,126) $ (27,990)
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 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
December 26,
2019
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of fiscal year $ 6,107  $ 402  $ — 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year 390  281  282 
Additions for tax positions of prior years —  5,424  120 
Reductions due to settlements (5,424) —  — 
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of fiscal year $ 1,073  $ 6,107  $ 402