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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
Income from Continuing Operations Before Provision for Income Taxes and Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliates

Years Ended August 31,

2020

2019

2018

United States

$

24,771

$

25,167

$

19,723

Foreign

91,269

85,943

102,865

Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes and loss of unconsolidated affiliates

$

116,040

$

111,110

$

122,588

Significant Components of Income Tax Provision

Years Ended August 31,

2020

2019

2018

Current:

U.S. tax expense

$

10,046

$

10,878

$

10,827

Foreign tax expense

31,122

29,675

30,389

Total

$

41,168

$

40,553

$

41,216

Deferred:

U.S. tax expense (benefit)

$

(5,945)

$

(5,978)

$

8,223

U.S. valuation allowance change

5,570

6,171

2

Foreign tax expense (benefit)

(3,157)

966

3,516

Foreign valuation allowance change

128

(4,152)

(4,780)

Total

$

(3,404)

$

(2,993)

$

6,961

Provision for income taxes

$

37,764

$

37,560

$

48,177

Schedule of Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate

Years Ended August 31,

2020

2019

2018

Federal tax provision at statutory rates

21.0

%

21.0

%

25.7

%

State taxes, net of federal benefit

0.1

0.3

0.2

Differences in foreign tax rates

9.7

10.6

3.9

Permanent items and other adjustments

(4.4)

(2.1)

10.8

(Decrease)/increase in valuation allowance

6.1

4.0

(1.3)

Provision for income taxes

32.5

%

33.8

%

39.3

%

Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets

August 31,

2020

2019

Deferred tax assets:

U.S. net operating loss carryforward

$

4,416

$

3,763

Foreign tax credits

12,691

7,170

Deferred compensation

1,357

927

U.S. timing differences

3,742

2,598

Foreign net operating losses

4,811

4,481

Foreign timing differences:

Accrued expenses and other timing differences

6,808

5,581

Depreciation and amortization

9,043

8,819

Deferred income

5,241

4,504

Gross deferred tax assets

48,109

37,843

U.S. deferred tax liabilities (depreciation and other timing differences)

(4,679)

(5,286)

Foreign deferred tax liabilities netted against deferred tax assets

(4,311)

(5,360)

U.S. valuation allowance

(12,746)

(7,177)

Foreign valuation allowance

(4,701)

(4,546)

Net deferred tax assets

$

21,672

$

15,474

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Years Ended August 31,

2020

2019

2018

Balance at beginning of fiscal year

$

6,490

$

7,005

$

7,694

Gross increase - tax positions in prior period

464

530

1,600

(1)

Gross decrease - tax positions in prior period

(2,526)

(2)

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

186

94

258

Expiration of the statute of limitations for the assessment of taxes

(2,567)

(1,139)

(21)

Balance at end of fiscal year

$

4,573

$

6,490

$

7,005

(1)Aeropost related unrecognized tax benefits, with corresponding increase to Goodwill, due to prior year acquisition.

(2)Beneficial impact of US tax rate change, with corresponding detrimental rate change offset in deferred tax assets.

Summary of Income Tax Examinations

Tax Jurisdiction

Fiscal Years Subject to Audit

U.S. federal

2005 to 2007, 2011* to 2016*, 2017 to the present

California (U.S.) (state return)

2005 and 2016 to the present

Florida (U.S.) (state return)

2011* to 2016*, 2017 to the present

Aruba

2015 to the present

Barbados

2014 to the present

Costa Rica

2011 to 2012, 2015 to the present

Colombia

2015 to the present

Dominican Republic

2011 to 2012 and 2016 to the present

El Salvador

2017 to the present

Guatemala

2009, 2012 to 2013, 2016 the present

Honduras

2015 to the present

Jamaica

2014 to the present

Mexico

2015 to the present

Nicaragua

2016 to the present

Panama

2016*, 2017 to the present

Trinidad

2014 to the present

U.S. Virgin Islands

2001 to the present

Spain

2017 to the present

Chile

2017* to the present

*Aeropost only