Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes
The components of income tax expense are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands
December 28,
2023
December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
Current expense:
Federal
$ 29,737  $ 73,463  $ 37,869 
State
12,092  16,489  9,927 
Total current expense 41,829  89,952  47,796 
Deferred expense (benefit):
Federal
24,792  (78) 4,853 
State
(1,070) (2,447) (1,811)
Total deferred expense (benefit)
23,722  (2,525) 3,042 
Income tax expense
$ 65,551  $ 87,427  $ 50,838 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation
The following is a summary of the differences between the total income tax expense as shown on the financial statements and the income tax expense that would result from applying the federal statutory tax rate of 21% for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2023, December 29, 2022, and December 30, 2021 to income before income taxes:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands
December 28,
2023
December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
Computed “expected” income tax expense at statutory rate
$ 65,421  $ 80,984  $ 70,154 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (1)
8,824  11,744  6,186 
Permanent differences:
Excess tax benefit related to stock-based compensation awards (8,748) (3,762) (25,710)
Other 1,714  874  908 
Total permanent differences (7,034) (2,888) (24,802)
Provision to return 578  183  (34)
Federal tax credits (2,019) (1,535) (1,471)
Uncertain tax positions —  (848) 308 
Other, net (219) (213) 497 
Income tax expense
$ 65,551  $ 87,427  $ 50,838 
(1)     Includes state excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards for fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021 of $1.8 million, $0.8 million, and $4.6 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:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 28,
2023
December 29,
2022
Deferred tax assets:
Lease liabilities $ 362,958  $ 339,972 
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes 20,072  16,014 
Inventories 10,596  10,337 
Stock-based compensation 10,039  11,320 
Other intangibles 6,289  4,187 
Gift card liability 3,109  3,206 
Other
2,918  2,608 
Total deferred tax assets 415,981  387,644 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Right-of-use assets (322,033) (302,008)
Fixed assets (113,130) (85,621)
Intangible assets (27,493) (27,430)
Other (6,286) (2,840)
Total deferred tax liabilities (468,942) (417,899)
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (52,961) $ (30,255)
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2022 and 2021:
Fiscal Year Ended
in thousands December 29,
2022
December 30,
2021
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of fiscal year $ 1,073  $ 6,107 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year —  390 
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