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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

10. INCOME TAXES


The Company’s overall effective tax rate in the future will be affected by factors such as the utilization of state and local net operating loss carryforwards, the generation of FICA tax credits and the mix of earnings by state taxing jurisdictions as Nevada does not impose a state income tax, as compared to the other major state and local jurisdictions in which the Company has operations.


On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (“TCJA”) was enacted into law. The new legislation contains several key tax provisions including the reduction of the corporate income tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018, as well as a variety of other changes including limitation of the tax deductibility of interest expense, acceleration of expensing of certain business assets and reductions in the amount of executive pay that could qualify as a tax deduction. Under ASC 740, the effects of changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which the new legislation is enacted. As such, for the 39 weeks ended June 30, 2018, the Company revised its estimated annual effective rate to reflect the change in the federal statutory rate from 34% to 21%. The rate change is administratively effective at the beginning of our fiscal year, using a blended rate for the annual period. As a result, the blended statutory tax rate for the year ending September 29, 2018 is estimated to be 24%.


The SEC issued SAB 118, which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of TCJA. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the TCJA enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the TCJA is incomplete but is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements.


Pursuant to SAB 118, the Company recorded a provisional increase to its deferred tax assets and liabilities to reflect the new corporate tax rate. As a result, income tax expense reported for the 39 weeks ended June 30, 2018 was adjusted to reflect the effects of the change in the tax law and resulted in a discrete income tax benefit of approximately $1.2 million. The Company’s accounting for the TCJA was incomplete as of the period ended December 30, 2017 and remains incomplete as of June 30, 2018. While we were able to make a reasonable estimate of the impact of the reduction in the corporate tax rate, it may be affected by other analyses related to the TCJA.


The income tax provisions for the 39 week periods ended June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2017 reflect effective tax rates of approximately (19.9)% and 28.0%, respectively. The Company expects its effective tax rate for its current fiscal year to be significantly lower than the statutory rate principally due to the discrete income tax benefit recorded in connection with the TCJA. The final annual tax rate cannot be determined until the end of the fiscal year; therefore, the actual tax rate could differ from current estimates.


The Company’s overall effective tax rate in the future will be affected by factors such as the utilization of state and local net operating loss carryforwards, the generation of FICA tax credits and the mix of earnings by state taxing jurisdictions as Nevada does not impose a state income tax, as compared to the other major state and local jurisdictions in which the Company has operations.