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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 7. Income Taxes

The income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 28, 2020 was $3.2 million, or an effective tax rate of 35.2%, and $3.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 67.5%, respectively. The income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, was $0.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 47.4%, and $3.0 million, or an effective tax rate of 17.8%, respectively. The increase in tax expense for the three months ended June 28, 2020, compared to the prior year period, was due primarily to higher pre-tax earnings coupled with the negative impact of limitations on current and future stock-based compensation deductions for certain executive officers under IRC section 162(m). The increase in tax expense for the six months ended in June 28, 2020, compared to the prior year period, results primarily from an increase in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets from investment impairments where the deferred tax benefit is not considered more likely than not, as well as the impact of limitations on current and future stock-based compensation deductions for certain executive officers under IRC section 162(m). These increases to tax expense in the current year periods were partially offset by favorable tax benefits recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2019 related to settlement of tax audits.

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. The future foreign tax rate could be affected by changes in the composition in earnings in countries with tax rates differing from the U.S. federal rate. The Company is under examination in various U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction as well as various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. Due to the uncertain nature of ongoing tax audits, the Company has recorded its liability for uncertain tax positions as part of its long-term liability as payments cannot be anticipated over the next twelve months. The existing tax positions of the Company continue to generate an increase in the liability for uncertain tax positions. The liability for uncertain tax positions may be reduced for liabilities that are settled with taxing authorities or on which the statute of limitations could expire without assessment from tax authorities. The possible reduction in liabilities for uncertain tax positions in multiple jurisdictions in the next twelve months is approximately $0.6 million, excluding the interest, penalties and the effect of any related deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Company has been notified by the Internal Revenue Service in a letter dated July 13, 2020 that they will conduct an examination of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other provisions, includes provisions related to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of the employer portion of certain payroll taxes, net operating losses carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modification to net interest expense deduction limitation, and technical amendments to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property placed in service after December 31, 2017. The Company does not expect these provisions of The CARES Act to have a material impact to income taxes or liquidity.