Income Taxes Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jul. 05, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

The Company determines its provision for income taxes for interim periods using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate and records any changes affecting the estimated annual effective tax rate in the interim period in which the change occurs, including discrete tax items.

During the six months ended July 5, 2020, the Company recorded a total income tax provision of $4.1 million on a pre-tax loss of $93.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of (4.4)%. The effective tax rate for this period was primarily impacted by a non-deductible goodwill impairment. Excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment, the effective tax rate was 17.8% for the period compared to 17.6% during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in the effective tax rate, excluding the goodwill impairment, was due to unfavorable changes related to company-owned life insurance and unrecognized tax benefits, which were offset by the favorable impacts of amending prior year tax returns.

In the first six months of 2020, the Company decreased its liability for unrecognized tax benefits by $0.4 million. As of July 5, 2020, the Company had accrued approximately $25.1 million for unrecognized tax benefits. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company’s deferred tax asset as of July 5, 2020 reflects a reduction for $2.8 million of these unrecognized tax benefits.

Unrecognized tax benefits are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are adjusted for changing facts and circumstances, including the progress of tax audits and the closing of statutes of limitations. Based on information currently available, it is reasonably possible that approximately $14.7 million of unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized within the next 12 months due to a lapse of statute of limitations.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides certain tax relief to businesses. Tax provisions of the CARES Act include, among other things, the deferral of certain payroll taxes, relief for retaining employees, and certain income tax provisions for corporations. During the six months ended July 5, 2020, the Company deferred approximately $1.4 million in payroll taxes under the CARES Act. Other than the deferral of payroll taxes, the CARES Act did not have an impact on the Company’s tax accounts, including its effective tax rate, during the six months ended July 5, 2020. The Company expects it will defer approximately $4.0 million in payroll taxes under the CARES Act during fiscal year 2020 which will result in a corresponding increase in its payroll tax accrual. The CARES Act and other similar foreign government support programs are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s tax accounts during the year.