INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following (in thousands): 2023 2022 2021 Current Federal $ 25,170 $ 35,857 $ 49,433 State 3,001 5,558 6,380 Total current 28,171 41,415 55,813 Deferred Federal 1,523 (738) (3,424) State (312) (186) (291) Foreign — — — Total deferred 1,211 (924) (3,715) Provision for income taxes $ 29,382 $ 40,491 $ 52,098 The total provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $29.5 million, $40.5 million and $52.2 million, respectively. Those amounts have been allocated to the following financial statement items: 2023 2022 2021 Income before provision for income taxes $ 29,382 $ 40,491 $ 52,098 Stockholders' equity, unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities & foreign currency 112 (27) 66 Total provision for income taxes $ 29,494 $ 40,464 $ 52,164 The reconciliation of the United States federal statutory tax provision to the Company’s provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands, except percentages): 2023 2022 2021 Statutory federal tax $ 27,048 21.0 % $ 38,621 21.0 % $ 45,405 21.0 % State income taxes, net of federal benefit 2,124 1.7 % 4,635 2.5 % 4,980 2.3 % Foreign taxes Hong Kong 63 0.0 % 75 0.0 % 91 0.0 % Singapore (199) (0.2) % 28 0.0 % 32 0.0 % Share-based compensation 143 0.1 % (26) 0.0 % (1,835) (0.8) % Research and development and jobs credits (1,258) (1.0) % (819) (0.4) % (503) (0.2) % Executive compensation 1,895 1.5 % 1,470 0.8 % 2,652 1.2 % Charitable donations (1,094) (0.8) % (4,316) (2.3) % — 0.0 % Valuation allowance (613) (0.5) % 396 0.2 % 468 0.2 % Intercompany loan restructuring 1,167 0.9 % — — % — — % Other permanent differences 106 0.1 % 427 0.2 % 808 0.4 % Provision for income taxes $ 29,382 22.8 % $ 40,491 22.0 % $ 52,098 24.1 % Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) consisted of the following (in thousands): December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Reserves on inventory and sales $ 721 $ 1,069 Credit and loss carryforwards 2,881 3,713 Stock compensation 1,784 2,374 Accrued expenses and deferred costs 2,986 5,153 Inventory capitalization 587 1,781 Lease obligations 5,542 5,773 Capitalized research costs 5,841 2,502 Charitable donations 114 1,862 State taxes 1,520 — Other 164 190 Valuation allowance (1,680) (2,523) Total deferred tax assets 20,460 21,894 Right-of-use assets (3,938) (4,089) Prepaid expenses (2,084) (1,289) Depreciation (10,321) (11,165) Other — (23) Total deferred tax liabilities (16,343) (16,566) Net deferred tax assets $ 4,117 $ 5,328 On August 12, 2022, the President of the United States signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. The two primary tax implications for corporations are a 15% alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) that applies to corporations with at least one billion of pretax income and a one percent surtax on share buybacks. The AMT will not apply to the Company in 2023 since the Company’s 2023 pretax income does not exceed the threshold. The share buyback surtax will not apply to the Company as its share issuances exceed its share buybacks in 2023. The Inflation Reduction Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. We file income tax returns in the United States and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company has separate state and foreign net operating loss carry forwards totaling $28.7 million that start expiring in 2029. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the portion of the net operating loss carry forwards which are not expected to be realized. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $7.5 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which would have a net $6.2 million impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $6.0 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits, which would have a net $4.8 million impact on the effective tax rate, if recognized. The change for both 2023 and 2022 primarily relates to additional gross unrecognized benefits for current and prior year tax positions. The amounts of unrecognized tax benefits were as follows: December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 Unrecognized tax benefit at the beginning of the period $ 6,011 $ 2,714 Increase for current year tax positions 1,744 860 Increase for prior period tax positions 38 2,487 Reduction due to lapse in statute of limitations (291) (50) Unrecognized tax benefit at the end of the period $ 7,502 $ 6,011 The Company recognizes interest and penalty expenses related to unrecognized tax positions as a component of the income tax provision. As of December 31, 2023, and 2022, interest and penalties accrued were $1.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively. For 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded expenses (benefits) related to interest and penalties of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the current year reduction primarily relates to the expiration of federal, state, and foreign statutes of limitation. The Company cannot reasonably project the change in its uncertain tax positions over the next twelve months. Our tax returns are subject to examination by various federal, state, and local tax authorities. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for all tax positions; however, amounts asserted by taxing authorities could be greater than our accrued position. Pending the resolution of one examination, and specific to jurisdictions where the Company has filed tax returns and examination of such returns is constrained by a statute of limitations, we are no longer subject to United States federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2020. |