Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2023

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 (“AETR”) and records any changes affecting the estimated AETR in the interim period in which the change occurs, including discrete tax items.

During the three months ended April 2, 2023, the Company recorded a total income tax provision of $0.2 million on pre-tax loss of $0.5 million resulting in a negative effective tax rate of 35.2%, as compared to a total income tax provision of $7.1 million on pre-tax income of $20.4 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 34.8% during the three months ended April 3, 2022. The pre-tax loss for the three months ended April 2, 2023 included significant unusual or infrequent items that are specifically excluded from the AETR. The tax effects related to these specifically excluded items are recognized discretely. The income tax benefits recognized discretely were at a lower effective tax rate compared to the estimated AETR resulting in an overall negative effective tax rate for the three months ended April 2, 2023. The year-over-year change in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the tax effects of relatively low pre-tax loss in the current year quarter compared to pre-tax income in the prior year quarter and favorable changes related to the cash surrender value of Company-owned life insurance policies.

In the first three months of 2023, the Company increased its liability for unrecognized tax benefits by $0.3 million. As of April 2, 2023, the Company had accrued approximately $6.0 million for unrecognized tax benefits. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company’s deferred tax asset as of April 2, 2023 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 $1.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits may be recognized within the next 12 months, of which $0.4 million would result in a favorable impact to the effective tax rate.