NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

5. INCOME TAXES
    The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

  2002 2001 2000




Current income tax expense:
  Federal $ 47,228 $ 62,609 $ 52,958
  State 6,819 10,269 8,166
  Foreign 923 688 593




    Total current income tax expense 54,970 73,566 61,717




Deferred income tax expense:
  Federal 22,088 2,989 1,835
  State 2,078 224 150
    Total deferred income tax expense 24,166 3,213 1,985




$ 79,136 $ 76,779 $ 63,702










    A reconciliation between the reported provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate of 35% to income before provision for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

  2002 2001 2000




Income tax expense at statutory rate $ 81,147 $ 77,674 $ 63,540
FICA tax credit (9,002 ) (7,029 ) (5,993 )
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit 5,783 6,822 5,405
Other 1,208 (688 ) 750




$ 79,136 $ 76,779 $ 63,702










    The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of June 26, 2002 and June 27, 2001 are as follows (in thousands):

  2002 2001



Deferred income tax assets:
  Insurance reserves $ 7,099 $ 6,665
  Employee benefit plans 12,243 10,443
  Leasing transactions 8,564 8,479
  Other, net 13,077 15,921



    Total deferred income tax assets 40,983 41,508



Deferred income tax liabilities:
  Depreciation and capitalized interest on property and equipment 34,326 28,847
  Prepaid expenses 7,928 4,792
  Goodwill and other amortization 5,371 2,926
  Other, net 8,993 4,430



    Total deferred income tax liabilities 56,618 40,995



    Net deferred income tax liability (asset) $ 15,635 $ (513 )