Note 7 – Income Taxes  

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following temporary differences:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

2025

2024

2023

Inventory write-downs and differences due to UNICAP

 

$254  

$270  

$110  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

76  

29  

31  

Accrued liabilities and reserves

 

43  

50  

90  

Depreciation and amortization

 

(861) 

(1,451) 

(1,673) 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

$(488) 

$(1,102) 

$(1,442) 

 

The components of income tax expense are as follows:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

2025

2024

2023

Current

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$2,645  

$2,250  

$2,298  

State

 

474  

504  

439  

Foreign

 

319  

515  

1,338  

Total Current

 

3,438  

3,268  

4,075  

Deferred

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

(44) 

110  

(190) 

State

 

(10) 

65  

(45) 

Foreign

 

(559) 

(516) 

(387) 

Total Deferred

 

(614) 

(340) 

(621) 

Total Income Tax Expense

 

$2,824  

$2,928  

$3,454  

 

Income tax expense differed from amounts computed by applying the statutory federal rate to pretax income as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2025

Percent

2024

Percent

2023

Percent

Federal income tax expense at the statutory rate

 

$2,477  

21.00% 

$2,794  

21.00% 

$2,346  

21.00% 

State income taxes

 

428  

3.63% 

504  

3.79% 

439  

3.93% 

Foreign income taxes (blended rate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

602  

5.10% 

802  

6.03% 

1,070  

9.58% 

United Kingdom

 

(839)  

(7.11)% 

(922) 

(6.93)% 

(353) 

(3.16)% 

Other Foreign Jurisdictions

 

(3) 

(0.03)% 

119  

0.89% 

233  

2.09% 

Tax Credits

 

Research and development tax credits

 

(15) 

(0.13)% 

(18) 

(0.13)% 

(3) 

(0.03)% 

Non-taxable or Non-deductible items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt income

 

(165) 

(1.40)% 

(201) 

(1.51)% 

(195) 

(1.75)% 

Other

 

30  

0.25% 

31  

0.23% 

33  

0.29% 

Other Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 965 Tax

 

353  

2.99% 

 

 

 

 

Other Adjustments

 

(43) 

(0.37)% 

(182) 

(1.36)% 

(117) 

(1.04)% 

Total

 

$2,824  

23.94% 

$2,928  

22.01% 

$3,454  

30.92% 

 

The domestic and foreign components of income before income tax expense were as follows:  

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

2025

2024

2023

Domestic

 

$11,798 

$13,306 

$11,170 

Foreign

 

2,312 

3,496 

8,919 

Total

 

$14,110 

$16,802 

$20,089 

 

Income Taxes Paid (Net of refunds received):

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

2025

2024

2023

Federal

 

$2,904 

$2,937 

$2,040 

State

 

 

 

 

Utah

 

670 

701 

556 

Other

 

11 

11 

12 

Foreign

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

517 

781 

1,110 

Other

 

201 

248 

365 

Total

 

$4,302 

$4,678 

$4,083 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 27, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 26, 2025
2023Mar 26, 2024
2022Mar 27, 2023
2021Mar 25, 2022
2020Mar 26, 2021

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.