Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 25, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Federal and State Income Taxes
The provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended December 25, 2016, December 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014 consisted of the following:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Current income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
2,933

 
$
1,724

 
$

State
613

 
945

 
713

Total current income tax expense
3,546

 
2,669

 
713

Deferred income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
2,827

 
2,903

 
3,506

State
661

 
171

 
118

Total deferred income tax expense
3,488

 
3,074

 
3,624

Total income tax expense
$
7,034

 
$
5,743

 
$
4,337

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Temporary difference between tax and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities that give rise to the deferred income tax assets (liabilities) and their related tax effects as of December 25, 2016 and December 27, 2015 are as follows:
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities
$
17,236

 
$
588

General business tax credits
12,653

 
8,135

Stock-based compensation
1,222

 
1,121

Other
403

 
309

Total deferred tax assets
31,514

 
10,153

Deferred tax liability:
 
 
 
Intangibles
(10,609
)
 
(9,523
)
Prepaid expenses
(1,673
)
 
(1,371
)
Property and equipment
(33,001
)
 
(9,540
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(45,283
)
 
(20,434
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(13,769
)
 
$
(10,281
)
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Expense to Effective Income Tax Expense
The following is a reconciliation of the expected federal income taxes at the statutory rate of 35% for the fiscal years ended December 25, 2016 and December 27, 2015, and 34% for the fiscal year ended and December 28, 2014 to the actual provision for income taxes:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Expected income tax expense
$
8,497

 
$
6,524

 
$
5,382

State tax expense, net of federal benefit
829

 
725

 
548

FICA tip credit
(1,936
)
 
(1,924
)
 
(1,615
)
Other
(356
)
 
418

 
22

Income tax expense
$
7,034

 
$
5,743

 
$
4,337