Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

NOTE M – Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the six months ended November 30, 2021 and 2020 reflected estimated annual effective income tax rates of 22.8% and 21.5%, respectively. The annual effective income tax rates exclude any impact from the inclusion of net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of earnings. Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests are primarily a result of our Samuel, Spartan, TWB and WSP consolidated joint ventures. The net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interests in Samuel, Spartan, TWB and WSP’s U.S. operations do not generate tax expense to Worthington since the investors in Samuel, Spartan, TWB and WSP’s U.S. operations are taxed directly based on the earnings attributable to them. The tax expense of TWB’s wholly-owned foreign corporations is reported in our consolidated income tax expense. Management is required to estimate the annual effective income tax rate based upon its forecast of annual pre-tax income for domestic and foreign operations. Our actual effective income tax rate for fiscal 2022 could be materially different from the forecasted rate as of November 30, 2021.