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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

11. Income Taxes

Provision for Income Tax

The Company calculates its interim tax provision in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740-270, Income Taxes; Interim Reporting. For interim periods, the Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate and applies the estimated rate to the year-to-date income or loss before income taxes. The Company also computes the tax provision or benefit related to items reported separately and recognizes the items net of their related tax effect in the interim periods in which they occur. The Company also recognizes the effect of changes enacted in tax laws or rates in the interim periods in which the changes occur. The Company recorded a provision for income tax of $58 thousand and $12 thousand for the three months ended April 4, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively.

Deferred Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. ASC 740 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, based on the Company’s recent history of losses and its forecasted losses, management believes it is more likely than not that a full valuation allowance is required. Accordingly, the Company continues to provide a full valuation allowance on its federal and states deferred tax assets.

Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company accounts for its uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740. As of January 3, 2026, the Company had $1.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits, and none of the unrecognized tax benefits would result in a change in the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized in future years.

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the tax act referred to as The One Big Beautiful Bill (“OBBB”) Act, which includes comprehensive U.S. corporate tax legislation. The legislation includes the permanent extension and modification of provisions originally introduced under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the introduction of new provisions. Key provisions include the permanent restoration of bonus depreciation allowances, changes to the limitations on deductibility of business interest expense, and the reintroduction of immediate expensing of U.S./domestic research and development costs. The impact on current and deferred taxes for tax law changes is reported in continuing operations in the interim period that includes the enactment date. The company has determined that new act would not have a material impact to the Company’s interim tax provision due to its valuation allowance. The Company will continue to assess the tax accounting impacts, as well as the various state legislation and conformity rules, as more information becomes available.

The Company is subject to United States federal income tax as well as to income taxes in state jurisdictions. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns are open to examination by tax authorities for three years and three to five years, respectively.