12.
Income Taxes

Pretax income for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2026, March 29, 2025, and March 30, 2024 was attributable to the following tax jurisdictions:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,
2026

 

 

March 29,
2025

 

 

March 30,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

249,533

 

 

$

237,329

 

 

$

175,465

 

Foreign

 

 

21,038

 

 

 

20,039

 

 

 

25,390

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

270,571

 

 

$

257,368

 

 

$

200,855

 

 

The income tax provision by jurisdiction for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2026, March 29, 2025, and March 30, 2024 was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,
2026

 

 

March 29,
2025

 

 

March 30,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

28,225

 

 

$

48,065

 

 

$

37,105

 

Foreign

 

 

4,512

 

 

 

3,905

 

 

 

5,058

 

State

 

 

10,450

 

 

 

12,270

 

 

 

11,200

 

Total current

 

$

43,187

 

 

$

64,240

 

 

$

53,363

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

12,254

 

 

$

(10,530

)

 

$

(6,873

)

Foreign

 

 

897

 

 

 

1,361

 

 

 

2,249

 

State

 

 

419

 

 

 

(1,347

)

 

 

(1,603

)

Total deferred

 

$

13,570

 

 

$

(10,516

)

 

$

(6,227

)

Total income tax expense

 

$

56,757

 

 

$

53,724

 

 

$

47,136

 

 

In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2023-09, a reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to total income tax expense for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026 was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28, 2026

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax expense at U.S federal statutory rate of 21%

 

$

56,820

 

 

 

21.0

%

Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit (1)

 

$

8,674

 

 

 

3.2

%

Foreign tax effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

 

 

991

 

 

 

0.4

%

Effect of cross-border tax laws

 

 

699

 

 

 

0.3

%

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy efficient homes credit

 

 

(10,270

)

 

 

(3.8

%)

Other

 

 

(1,619

)

 

 

(0.6

%)

Changes in valuation allowances

 

 

 

 

 

(

%)

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

1,380

 

 

 

0.5

%

Other

 

 

82

 

 

 

0.0

%

Total income tax expense

 

$

56,757

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) State taxes in California, Florida, Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi made up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

 

 

For the fiscal years ended March 29, 2025 and March 30, 2024, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, a reconciliation of income taxes at the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to total income tax expense was as follows:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 29,
2025

 

 

March 30,
2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax expense at U.S federal statutory rate of 21%

 

$

54,047

 

 

$

42,180

 

Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit

 

$

8,420

 

 

$

7,575

 

Change in net operating loss carryforward

 

 

6,343

 

 

 

-

 

Non-deductible compensation due to Section 162(m)

 

 

1,486

 

 

 

2,435

 

Recognition of foreign investment basis difference

 

 

822

 

 

 

955

 

Foreign tax rate differences

 

 

793

 

 

 

1,134

 

Change in deferred tax valuation allowance

 

 

(6,659

)

 

 

(333

)

U.S. tax credits

 

 

(11,820

)

 

 

(6,129

)

Other

 

 

292

 

 

 

(681

)

Total income tax expense

 

$

53,724

 

 

$

47,136

 

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, consisted of the following:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,
2026

 

 

March 29,
2025

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty reserves

 

$

12,509

 

 

$

12,759

 

Accrued product liability - water intrusion

 

 

8,910

 

 

 

8,291

 

Employee compensation

 

 

8,851

 

 

 

8,427

 

Intangible assets

 

 

7,716

 

 

 

7,733

 

Lease assets

 

 

6,669

 

 

 

8,034

 

Self-insurance reserves

 

 

6,265

 

 

 

5,899

 

Equity-based compensation

 

 

3,880

 

 

 

3,800

 

Inventory reserves and impairments

 

 

3,620

 

 

 

3,688

 

Dealer volume discounts

 

 

1,818

 

 

 

2,354

 

Capitalized research expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

11,733

 

Other

 

 

7,449

 

 

 

5,391

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

$

67,687

 

 

$

78,109

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment

 

$

22,463

 

 

$

21,559

 

Foreign tax basis difference in investments

 

 

8,445

 

 

 

7,350

 

Intangible assets

 

 

6,726

 

 

 

4,705

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

6,669

 

 

 

7,908

 

Capitalized research expenditures

 

 

2,376

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

816

 

 

 

893

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

 

47,495

 

 

 

42,415

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(5,181

)

 

 

(5,046

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

15,011

 

 

$

30,648

 

 

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") was signed into law on July 4, 2025, which is considered the enactment date under U.S. GAAP. OBBBA changed many aspects of U.S. corporate income taxation including accelerated bonus depreciation, research and experimentation expense deduction, and terminating the energy efficient home tax credit. OBBBA contains multiple effective dates and only certain aspects have a financial reporting implication for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026. The Company has reflected the effects of OBBBA as a change to income taxes payable with an offset to deferred tax assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company anticipates periodically repatriating the earnings of its Canadian subsidiaries. A deferred tax liability is recognized for income tax withholding which may be incurred upon the reversal of basis differences in investments in its foreign subsidiaries.

The Company periodically evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets based on whether it is “more likely than not” that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Our evaluation considers available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. The Company’s valuation allowance principally consists of valuation allowances for certain state NOL carryforwards and certain Canadian deferred tax assets.

As of March 28, 2026, the Company has state NOL carryforwards in various jurisdictions which expire primarily in 2028 through 2036.

Unrecognized tax benefits represent the differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return and the benefits recognized for financial statement purposes. There were no unrecognized tax benefits at March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025.

The Company is no longer subject to foreign tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to fiscal 2022. The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2026, and U.S. state tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2026.

In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2023-09, below is a summary of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, by jurisdiction for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,
2026

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

24,500

 

U.S. state and local

 

 

9,954

 

Total U.S.

 

$

34,454

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

 

      Canada

 

$

4,005

 

Total Foreign

 

 

4,005

 

Total

 

$

38,459

 

For the fiscal years ended March 29, 2025, and March 30, 2024, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, net cash payments for incomes taxes were $59.2 million and $59.1 million, respectively.

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About Income Taxes Disclosures

The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.

Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.