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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Taxes
Our effective income tax rate was 9% and 6% for the nine-month periods ended November 30, 2016 and 2017, respectively. In the prior year, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for its net deferred tax assets generated during the period, including its net operating loss carryforwards, but excluding deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived intangibles. Given the sale of KPWR-FM as discussed in Note 10 and the gain that resulted from the transaction, the Company is estimating its effective tax rate for the fiscal year, which incorporates the reversal of a portion of the valuation allowance, and applying that rate to the pre-tax income for the applicable period, which is primarily responsible for the difference between the statutory rate and the effective tax rate.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Among its numerous changes to the Internal Revenue Code, the Act reduces U.S. corporate rates from 35% to 21%. Based on an initial assessment of the Act, the Company believes that the most significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements will be a reduction of deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite lived intangible assets, which totaled $46.1 million as of November 30, 2017. While other deferred assets and liabilities will also be reduced, such reduction is expected to be largely offset by changes to the Company’s valuation allowance. The Company plans to complete an analysis of the Act’s impact on its consolidated financial statements during the quarter ended February 28, 2018.