Brinker International Inc.®

Annual Report 2006


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6. INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):

  2006   2005   2004
Current income tax expense:
    Federal
   $ 98,267         $ 32,264         $ 66,625     
    State   12,170     9,829     13,011  
    Foreign   1,391     1,184     1,098  
        Total current income tax expense   111,828     43,277     80,734  
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:
    Federal
  (18,638   (8,912   1,896  
    State   (1,742   (1,222   252  
        Total deferred income tax (benefit) expense   (20,380   (10,134   2,148  
  $ 91,448   $ 33,143   $ 82,882  

A reconciliation between the reported provision for income taxes from continuing operations 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):

  2006   2005   2004
Income tax expense at statutory rate    $ 106,889         $ 67,060         $ 82,273     
FICA tax credit   (22,774   (30,032   (17,506
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit   6,778     5,594     8,621  
Goodwill impairment       (9,450   9,450  
Stock-based compensation   4,077          
Other   (3,522   (29   44  
  $ 91,448   $ 33,143   $ 82,882  

The income tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of June 28, 2006 and June 29, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

  2006   2005
Deferred income tax assets:
    Leasing transactions
   $ 24,386         $ 16,980     
    Stock-based compensation   6,501     1,287  
    Insurance reserves   6,003     7,548  
    Restructuring charges and other impairments   2,139     8,081  
    Employee benefit plans   1,295     10,624  
    Other, net   27,795     31,200  
        Total deferred income tax assets   68,119     75,720  
Deferred income tax liabilities:
    Depreciation and capitalized interest on property and
        equipment
  14,967     47,360  
    Prepaid expenses   20,124     19,711  
    Goodwill and other amortization   14,497     11,887  
    Captive insurance   6,823     10,946  
    Other, net   10,086     20,049  
        Total deferred income tax liabilities   66,497     109,953  
        Net deferred income tax asset (liability) $ 1,622   $ (34,233
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