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Income Taxes (Text Block)
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate was 22.9% of income before income taxes for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, compared to (90.4)% for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. For the six months ended December 31, 2018, the effective tax rate was 20.9%, compared to (25.5)% for the six months ended December 31, 2017. The significant increase in the Company's effective tax rate for both the quarter and year-to-date periods was primarily due to $97,516 of tax benefits recorded in the prior fiscal year for the re-measurement of the net deferred tax liabilities due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA") enacted December 22, 2017. This increase is partially offset by the enacted lower corporate income tax rate that became effective January 1, 2018, which resulted in a U.S. statutory rate of approximately 28% for the fiscal year 2018, and 21% for fiscal 2019. The increase was further offset by increased excess tax benefits from share-based payments in the first six months of fiscal 2019.
The Company has relied on Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 ("SAB 118") and has recognized provisional amounts for tax reform items in its annual and interim financial statements for each prior reporting period since the enactment of the TCJA. The staff of the U.S. SEC has recognized the complexity of reflecting the impacts of the TCJA and on December 22, 2017, issued guidance in SAB 118. The guidance clarifies accounting for income taxes under ASC 740 if information is not available or complete and provides for up to a one-year period in which to complete the required analyses and accounting. The Company considers its accounting for the income tax effects of the TCJA to be complete. No significant adjustments to the provisional amounts previously reported were recorded during the six months ended December 31, 2018.
The Company paid income taxes, net of refunds, of $25,211 and $38,163 in the six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
At December 31, 2018, the Company had $10,719 of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $9,967 of which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. We had accrued interest and penalties of $1,431 and $1,318 related to uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The U.S. federal and state income tax returns for fiscal year 2015 and all subsequent years remain subject to examination as of December 31, 2018 under statute of limitations rules. We anticipate potential changes due to lapsing statutes of limitations and examination closures could reduce the unrecognized tax benefits balance by $500 - $1,500 within twelve months of December 31, 2018.