Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 28, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Income before Income Tax |
The Company’s income before income taxes is entirely derived from domestic sources for all periods presented:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Domestic |
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$ |
91,264 |
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$ |
67,538 |
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$ |
32,201 |
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Net income before income taxes |
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$ |
91,264 |
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$ |
67,538 |
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$ |
32,201 |
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| Provision for Income Taxes |
For the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Current: |
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Federal |
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$ |
16,971 |
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$ |
12,604 |
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$ |
5,136 |
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State |
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7,322 |
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3,410 |
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1,678 |
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Total current income tax expense |
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24,293 |
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16,014 |
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6,814 |
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Deferred: |
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Federal |
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1,303 |
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(1,603 |
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28 |
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State |
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(614 |
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(261 |
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(207 |
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Total deferred income tax expense |
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689 |
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(1,864 |
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(179 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
24,982 |
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$ |
14,150 |
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$ |
6,635 |
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| Schedule of income taxes paid net of refunded |
For the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the income taxes paid by the Company, net of amounts refunded are as follows:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Federal |
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$ |
18,479 |
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$ |
13,298 |
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$ |
4,646 |
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State: |
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California |
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2,199 |
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1,608 |
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328 |
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All others |
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3,495 |
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1,559 |
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1,001 |
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Total income taxes paid, net of amounts refunded |
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$ |
24,173 |
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$ |
16,465 |
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$ |
5,975 |
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| Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Income Tax Provision |
The reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax provision to the Company’s effective income tax provision is as follows:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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December 31, 2023 |
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Net income before income taxes |
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$ |
91,264 |
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$ |
67,538 |
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$ |
32,201 |
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US federal statutory rate |
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19,165 |
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21.0 |
% |
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14,183 |
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21.0 |
% |
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6,762 |
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21.0 |
% |
Current state and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1) |
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4,301 |
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4.7 |
% |
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2,552 |
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3.8 |
% |
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1,117 |
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3.5 |
% |
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Tax credits |
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— |
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0.0 |
% |
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— |
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0.0 |
% |
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(238 |
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(0.7 |
%) |
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Change in valuation allowance |
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(3 |
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(0.0 |
%) |
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— |
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0.0 |
% |
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84 |
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0.3 |
% |
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Nontaxable or nondeductible items: |
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Nondeductible compensation |
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4,131 |
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4.5 |
% |
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7,851 |
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11.6 |
% |
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540 |
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1.7 |
% |
Share-based payment awards |
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(3,456 |
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(3.8 |
%) |
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(10,236 |
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(15.2 |
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(1,636 |
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(5.1 |
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Other nontaxable costs |
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(76 |
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(0.1 |
%) |
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(168 |
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(0.2 |
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(56 |
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(0.2 |
%) |
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Changes in unrecognized tax benefits |
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1,100 |
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1.2 |
% |
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(82 |
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(0.1 |
%) |
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58 |
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0.2 |
% |
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Other adjustments |
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(180 |
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(0.2 |
%) |
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50 |
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0.1 |
% |
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4 |
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0.0 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
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$ |
24,982 |
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27.4 |
% |
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$ |
14,150 |
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21.0 |
% |
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$ |
6,635 |
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20.6 |
% |
(1) State taxes in California, New Jersey and Florida made up greater than 50% of the tax effect in this category for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 31, 2023 and state taxes in California and New Jersey made up greater than 50% of the tax effect in this category for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2024.
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| Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities |
The Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 were comprised of the following:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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Deferred tax assets: |
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Accrued expenses |
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$ |
5,598 |
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$ |
5,226 |
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Allowances and other reserves |
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183 |
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173 |
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Inventory |
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4,468 |
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765 |
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
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107 |
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106 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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2,236 |
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1,921 |
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ROU lease liability |
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13,641 |
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4,599 |
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Other |
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962 |
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471 |
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Total deferred tax assets |
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27,195 |
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13,261 |
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Less: Valuation allowance |
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(81 |
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(84 |
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Net deferred tax assets |
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$ |
27,114 |
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$ |
13,177 |
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Deferred tax liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses |
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$ |
1,079 |
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$ |
776 |
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Property and equipment |
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11,704 |
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6,216 |
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Operating and finance lease ROU assets |
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12,953 |
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4,204 |
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Intangible assets |
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682 |
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582 |
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Total deferred tax liabilities |
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$ |
26,418 |
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$ |
11,778 |
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Net deferred tax assets |
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$ |
696 |
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$ |
1,399 |
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| Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance |
The activity in the Company’s deferred tax asset valuation allowance for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024 were as follows:
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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Valuation allowance as of beginning of year |
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$ |
84 |
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$ |
84 |
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Increases recorded to income tax provision |
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(3 |
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— |
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Valuation allowance as of end of year |
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$ |
81 |
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$ |
84 |
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| Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
As of December 28, 2025, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits, which represent the aggregate tax effect of the differences between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in the Company’s financial statements. At December 28, 2025, all of the unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would affect the Company’s annual effective tax rate. The unrecognized tax benefits are long-term in nature and the Company does not anticipate the balance of the unrecognized tax benefits to change materially in the next 12 months.
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December 28, 2025 |
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December 29, 2024 |
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Gross tax contingencies as of beginning of year |
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$ |
415 |
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$ |
654 |
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Increase in gross tax contingencies |
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933 |
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— |
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Decrease in gross tax contingencies |
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(174 |
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(239 |
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Gross tax contingencies as of end of year |
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$ |
1,174 |
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$ |
415 |
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As of December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024, the Company had uncertain tax positions of $1.7 million and $0.6 million and deferred tax liabilities of $1.1 million and $0, respectively, under the heading “Other liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets.
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