Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Federal and State Income Taxes
The provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended December 27, 2015, December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 consisted of the following:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Current income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
1,724

 
$

 
$

State
945

 
713

 
775

Total current income tax expense
2,669

 
713

 
775

Deferred income tax expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
2,903

 
3,506

 
3,216

State
171

 
118

 
205

Total deferred income tax expense
3,074

 
3,624

 
3,421

Total income tax expense
$
5,743

 
$
4,337

 
$
4,196

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 27, 2015 and December 28, 2014 are as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
$

 
$
643

Accrued liabilities
588

 
536

General business tax credits
8,135

 
10,121

Stock-based compensation
1,121

 
856

Other
309

 
168

Total deferred tax assets
10,153

 
12,324

Deferred tax liability:
 
 
 
Intangibles
(9,523
)
 
(8,157
)
Prepaid expenses
(1,371
)
 
(590
)
Property and equipment
(9,540
)
 
(10,784
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(20,434
)
 
(19,531
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(10,281
)
 
$
(7,207
)
Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Tax Expense to Effective Income Tax Expense
The effective income tax expense differs from the federal statutory tax expense of 35% for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2015, and 34% for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 as follows:
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Expected income tax expense
$
6,524

 
$
5,382

 
$
5,191

State tax expense, net of federal benefit
725

 
548

 
647

FICA tip credit
(1,986
)
 
(1,676
)
 
(1,381
)
Other
480

 
83

 
(261
)
Income tax expense
$
5,743

 
$
4,337

 
$
4,196