INCOME TAXES

Income tax provision consists of the following:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
Current income tax provision:
United States	$	1,701		$	1,220		$	1,729
Foreign	975			1,017			1,050
	2,676			2,237			2,779
Deferred income tax provision:
United States	(1,486		)	1,566			2,049
Foreign	(194		)	(2,193		)	444
	(1,680		)	(627		)	2,493
Total income tax provision	$	996		$	1,610		$	5,272

The Company has total tax credit carryforwards of approximately $7.1 million at June 27, 2015. Included in total tax credits carryforwards is approximately $5.6 million in research and development (R&D) tax credits.

Management also has reviewed its other deferred tax assets for purposes of determining whether or not a valuation allowance may be required. A valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets is required if it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Based on the Company’s increased profitability and estimated future repatriations from foreign subsidiaries, it has been determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Management has reviewed and updated as necessary estimates of future repatriations of the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. Based on this analysis, management expects to repatriate a portion of the foreign undistributed earnings based on increased sales growth driving additional U.S. capital requirements, cash requirements for potential acquisitions and to potentially implement certain tax strategies. No foreign earnings were repatriated from either foreign subsidiary during fiscal 2015 or 2014. The Company currently estimates that future repatriations from foreign subsidiaries will approximate $10.6 million. As such, as earnings are recognized in the United States, the Company would be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes and potential withholding taxes are estimated to be approximately $5.0 million. Both the domestic tax and estimated withholding tax have been recorded as part of deferred taxes as of June 27, 2015. All other unremitted foreign earnings are expected to remain permanently reinvested for planned fixed asset purchases in foreign locations.

The Company has not provided for U.S. income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on approximately $12.7 million of earnings from foreign subsidiaries which are permanently reinvested outside the U.S. The unrecognized net tax provision, after netting U.S. federal and state income tax and any related foreign tax credits, would be approximately $2.5 million associated with these earnings.

In recent years, the Company's wholly owned foreign subsidiary in Mexico has been subject to a Mexican business flat tax called Impuesto Empresarial a Tasa Unica (IETU). However, effective January 1, 2014, IETU was repealed as part of a larger reform of the Mexican tax system and the impact of the repeal was recognized as a discrete tax benefit of $1.5 million during the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. The Company is now subject to the general Mexican tax regime (ISR). The effects of IETU and ISR have been included in the effective tax rate for the year ended June 28, 2014.

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the federal tax rate as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014			June 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
Federal income tax provision at statutory rates	$	1,802		$	3,136		$	6,071
Foreign tax rate differences	(80		)	(439		)	(625		)
Effect of income tax credits	(1,085		)	(202		)	(340		)
Effect of repatriation of foreign earnings, net	(80		)	287			188
Other	257			330			235
Transaction costs	182			—			—
Change in valuation allowance	—			—			(257		)
Effect of IETU repeal	—			(1,502		)	—
Income tax provision	$	996		$	1,610		$	5,272

The domestic and foreign components of income before income taxes were:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014		June 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
Domestic	$	3,395	$	4,687	$	12,863
Foreign	1,905		4,536		4,992
Income before income taxes	$	5,300	$	9,223	$	17,855

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following at:



	June 27, 2015			June 28, 2014
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Tax credit carryforwards, net	$	2,843		$	2,795
Foreign subsidiaries – future tax credits	2,985			2,767
Inventory	559			—
Accruals	4,579			2,855
Mark-to-market adjustments	2,498			—
Fixed assets	—			602
Other	138			75
Deferred income tax assets	$	13,602		$	9,094
Deferred tax liabilities:
Foreign subsidiaries – unremitted earnings	(4,403		)	(4,240		)
Fixed assets	(941		)	—
Identifiable intangibles	(1,866		)	—
Mark-to-market adjustments	—			(1,237		)
Other	(170		)	(185		)
Deferred income tax liabilities	$	(7,380	)	$	(5,662	)
Net deferred income tax assets	$	6,222		$	3,432
Balance sheet caption reported in:
Current deferred income tax asset	$	6,643		$	935
Long-term deferred income tax asset	80			3,325
Current deferred income tax liability (classified as Other current liabilities)	—			(558		)
Long-term deferred income tax liability	(501		)	(270		)
Net deferred income tax asset	$	6,222		$	3,432

Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company has R&D tax credits that approximate $5.6 million that have 20 year carryforwards before expiring. The Company’s R&D tax credits expire in various fiscal years from 2021 to 2034. The Company also has alternative minimum tax credits, which do not expire, approximating $726,000.

As of June 27, 2015, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $3.4 million related to its gross R&D tax credits. The unrecognized tax benefits relate to certain R&D tax credits generated from 1999 to 2015.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	June 27, 2015		June 28, 2014		June 29, 2013
	(in thousands)
Beginning Balance	$	3,072	$	3,031	$	3,003
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	374		41		97
Reductions for tax provisions of the prior years	—		—		(69		)
Ending Balance	$	3,446	$	3,072	$	3,031

The increase from the prior year is due to additional R&D credits that were recorded in 2015 as discussed above. Management does not anticipate any material changes to this amount during the next 12 months.

The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in its income tax provision. The Company has not recognized any interest or penalties in the fiscal years presented in these financial statements. The Company is subject to income tax in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, Mexico and China. Certain years remain subject to examination but there are currently no ongoing exams in any taxing jurisdictions.