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Note 5 - Income Taxes

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Note 5 - Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5 Income Taxes

 

The Company files income tax returns in the many jurisdictions in which it operates, including the U.S., several U.S. states and the People’s Republic of China. The statute of limitations varies by jurisdiction; tax years open to examination or other adjustment as of December 31, 2023 were the fiscal years ended April 2, 2023, April 3, 2022, March 28, 2021, March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019.

 

In August 2020, the Company was notified by the Franchise Tax Board of the State of California (the “FTB”) of its intention to examine the Company’s California income tax returns for the fiscal years ended April 2, 2017, April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. On May 30, 2023, the Company and the FTB entered into an agreement to settle (the “Settlement Agreement”) the FTB’s proposed assessment of additional income tax in respect of these consolidated income tax returns under examination for the amount of $442,000, which included interest expense of $86,000, payment of which was made by the Company to the FTB on May 31, 2023. Because the examination was ongoing as of April 2, 2023, and because the Settlement Agreement was entered into prior to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2023, the Company recorded the effect of the Settlement Agreement in the consolidated balance sheet as of April 2, 2023 and the consolidated statement of income for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2023.

 

Although management believes that the calculations and positions taken on its filed income tax returns are reasonable and justifiable, the outcome of an examination could result in an adjustment to the position that the Company took on such income tax returns. Such adjustment could also lead to adjustments to one or more other state income tax returns, or to income tax returns for subsequent fiscal years, or both. To the extent that the Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax liabilities is not adequate to support the cumulative effect of such adjustments, the Company could experience a material adverse impact on its future results of operations. Conversely, to the extent that the calculations and positions taken by the Company on the filed income tax returns under examination are sustained, the reversal of all or a portion of the Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax liabilities could result in a favorable impact on its future results of operations.