Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Federal and State Income Taxes
The provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, December 25, 2016 and December 27, 2015 consisted of the following:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
972

 
$
2,933

 
$
1,724

State
859

 
613

 
945

Total current income tax expense
1,831

 
3,546

 
2,669

Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
(7,761
)
 
2,827

 
2,903

State
430

 
661

 
171

Total deferred income tax (benefit) expense
(7,331
)
 
3,488

 
3,074

Total income tax (benefit) expense
$
(5,500
)
 
$
7,034

 
$
5,743

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Temporary differences between tax and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities which give rise to the deferred income tax assets (liabilities) and their related tax effects as of December 31, 2017 and December 25, 2016 are as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities
$
12,819

 
$
17,236

General business tax credits
13,653

 
12,653

Stock-based compensation
1,024

 
1,222

Other
238

 
403

Total deferred tax assets
27,734

 
31,514

Deferred tax liability:
 
 
 
Intangibles
(7,394
)
 
(10,609
)
Prepaid expenses
(1,339
)
 
(1,673
)
Property and equipment
(25,439
)
 
(33,001
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(34,172
)
 
(45,283
)
Deferred tax liabilities, net
$
(6,438
)
 
$
(13,769
)
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 31, 2017, December 25, 2016, and December 27, 2015 to the actual provision for income taxes:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Expected income tax expense
$
8,210

 
$
8,497

 
$
6,524

State tax expense, net of federal benefit
838

 
829

 
725

FICA tip credit
(2,250
)
 
(1,936
)
 
(1,924
)
Deferred tax balance adjustment
(11,696
)
 

 

Other
(602
)
 
(356
)
 
418

Income tax (benefit) expense
$
(5,500
)
 
$
7,034

 
$
5,743