INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 7: INCOME TAXES

We file a consolidated federal income tax return in the U.S. with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and file tax returns in various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions.

We had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $244.1 million and $251.8 million as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $7.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2024. We believe it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $148.4 million within the next twelve months. The anticipated decrease is due to the expiration of statutes of limitations, anticipated closure of various tax matters currently under examination, and settlements with tax authorities. For such matters where a change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits is not yet deemed reasonably possible, no estimate has been included.

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations, including the effects of discrete tax items, was 24.0% and 28.9% for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Discrete items increased the effective tax rate by 0.3% and 5.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Discrete income tax benefits of $1.5 million and $26.6 million were recorded in the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The discrete tax benefit recorded in the current period primarily resulted from investment tax credit purchases. The discrete tax benefit recorded in the prior period primarily resulted from settlements with taxing authorities and state statute of limitations expirations. The impact of discrete tax items combined with the seasonal nature of our business can cause the effective tax rate in our second quarter to be significantly different than the rate for our full fiscal year.