Note 5 – Income Taxes

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of foreign and state tax jurisdictions. The tax years 2016-2020 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject, except the Internal Revenue Service for which the tax years 2017-2020 remain open.

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2021, the effective tax rate for the Company was (0.8)% and (4.1)%, respectively. The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, income of our Philippines subsidiary that is subject to different effective tax rates, certain employee compensation, share-based compensation that is either not deductible for tax purposes or for which the tax deductible amount is different than the financial reporting amount, and a change in the valuation allowance that offset the tax on the current period pre-tax loss.

For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 26, 2020, the effective tax rate for the Company was 3.1% and 9.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes, income of our Philippines subsidiary that is subject to different effective tax rates, share-based compensation that is either not deductible for tax purposes or for which the tax deductible amount is different than the financial reporting amount, and a change in the valuation allowance that offset the tax of the current period pre-tax income.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under the provisions of ASC 740, management is required to evaluate whether a valuation allowance should be established

against its deferred tax assets. We currently have a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. As of each reporting date, the Company’s management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact management’s view with regard to future realization of deferred tax assets. For the thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2021, there was no material change from fiscal year ended January 2, 2021 in the amount of the Company's deferred tax assets that are not considered to be more likely than not to be realized in future years.

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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (“CAA”) was enacted in further response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in combination with omnibus spending for the 2021 federal fiscal year. The CAA extended many of the provisions enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 2, 2021. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") was enacted in still further response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company is evaluating the provisions of ARPA, but does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the 2021 fiscal year.