Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	11. Income Taxes Income tax expense was $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to an income tax benefit of $142 thousand in the same period of 2019. The income tax expense for the six months ended March 31, 2020 was $1.1 million and the income tax benefit for the same period of the prior year was $140 thousand. The current quarter and year to date income tax expense reflects the recording of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets during the quarter, as the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that a portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized in light of recent results, the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and the resulting economic fallout. The current quarter and year to date income tax expense is net of federal tax benefits anticipated from the carryback of current and prior period federal net operating losses, as allowed under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), to recover federal taxes paid in prior periods. The 2019 year to date income tax benefit reflected the benefit of prior year losses. The provisions above are estimates, and accordingly, changes to these estimates will be recorded in subsequent periods as more information and guidance becomes available.

11. Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to an income tax benefit of $142 thousand in the same period of 2019. The income tax expense for the six months ended March 31, 2020 was $1.1 million and the income tax benefit for the same period of the prior year was $140 thousand.

The current quarter and year to date income tax expense reflects the recording of a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets during the quarter, as the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not that a portion of its deferred tax assets will not be realized in light of recent results, the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and the resulting economic fallout. The current quarter and year to date income tax expense is net of federal tax benefits anticipated from the carryback of current and prior period federal net operating losses, as allowed under the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), to recover federal taxes paid in prior periods. The 2019 year to date income tax benefit reflected the benefit of prior year losses.

The provisions above are estimates, and accordingly, changes to these estimates will be recorded in subsequent periods as more information and guidance becomes available.