INCOME TAXES	3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2019
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	4. INCOME TAXES Income tax expense was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019 compared to an income tax benefit of $1.6 million for the three months March 31, 2018. The increase in income tax expense is due to higher income before income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 30, 2019 was 22% compared to 33% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. A discrete income tax benefit coupled with the loss before income taxes resulted in a higher effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018. For interim periods, our income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions, and other items.

INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2019

4. INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense was $0.6 million for the three months ended March 30, 2019 compared to an income tax benefit of $1.6 million for the three months March 31, 2018. The increase in income tax expense is due to higher income before income taxes. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 30, 2019 was 22% compared to 33% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. A discrete income tax benefit coupled with the loss before income taxes resulted in a higher effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

For interim periods, our income tax expense and resulting effective tax rate are based upon an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for the effects of items required to be treated as discrete to the period, including changes in tax laws, changes in estimated exposures for uncertain tax positions, and other items.