INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for the quarter and year to date periods was computed in accordance with ASC 740-270 "Income Taxes - Interim Reporting." Under this method, losses from jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance has been provided have not been included in the amount to which the ASC 740-270 rate was applied. The Company's income tax expense may fluctuate due to changes in estimated losses and income from jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance has been provided, the timing of recognition of the related tax expense under ASC 740-270, and the impact of discrete items in the respective quarter.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, income tax expense was $105.4 million and $56.5 million, respectively. The $48.9 million increase in income tax expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2022 was primarily the result of an increase in pre-tax book earnings, changes in the expected mix of earnings among tax jurisdictions, including jurisdictions for which valuation allowances have been recorded, and the timing of recognition of the related tax expense under ASC 740-270. Net favorable discrete items for 2022 of $6.4 million are the result of releases of uncertain tax position reserves due to lapses of the statute of limitations and provision to return adjustments offset by the impact of statutory rate changes on deferred taxes and certain tax basis adjustments in tangible property and state basis differences. Additionally, a net $58.6 million book expense was recorded in 2022 related to the FPS Divestiture and disposition of other businesses on which there is expected to be no tax benefit.