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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
During the three months ended July 2, 2017 and July 3, 2016, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $1.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The income tax benefit recorded in the three months ended July 2, 2017 was primarily due to the benefit from research and development tax credits and excess tax benefits from stock based compensation. The income tax benefit recorded in the three months ended July 3, 2016 was primarily due to the tax benefit on severance costs.
As of July 2, 2017, the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against the Company's net deferred tax assets in certain foreign and state jurisdictions, as the Company is not able to conclude that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company reached this decision based on judgment, which included consideration of historical operating results and projections of future profits. The Company will continue to monitor the need for the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.
In fiscal year 2016, after examination of the Company’s projected offshore cash flows, and global cash requirements, the Company determined that it would no longer require 100% of its future foreign generated cash to support its foreign operations. The Company plans to continue to repatriate a portion of its offshore earnings generated after March 29, 2015 to the U.S. for domestic operations, and has accrued for the related tax impacts accordingly. For earnings accumulated as of March 29, 2015, the Company continues to indefinitely reinvest such amounts in its foreign jurisdictions, except to the extent there is any previously taxed income which is expected to be repatriated. If circumstances change and it becomes apparent that some or all of those undistributed earnings of the Company's offshore subsidiary will be remitted in the foreseeable future but income taxes have not been recognized, the Company will accrue income taxes attributable to that remittance.
The Company benefits from tax incentives granted by local tax authorities in certain foreign jurisdictions. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company agreed with the Malaysia Industrial Development Board to enter into a new tax incentive agreement which is a full tax exemption on statutory income for a period of 10 years commencing April 4, 2011. This tax incentive agreement is subject to the Company meeting certain financial targets, investments, headcounts and activities in Malaysia.
As of July 2, 2017, the Company is under examination in Malaysia for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, in India for fiscal year 2015, and in the state of New York for fiscal years 2013 through 2016. Although the final outcome of each examination is uncertain, based on currently available information, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
The Company's open years in the U.S. federal jurisdiction are fiscal 2014 and later years. In addition, the Company is effectively subject to federal tax examination adjustments for tax years ended on or after fiscal year 1999, in that the Company has tax attribute carryforwards from these years that could be subject to adjustments, if and when utilized. The Company's open years in various state and foreign jurisdictions are fiscal years 2010 and later.
The Company does not expect a material change in unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.