UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS

6 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements

UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS

Effective June 1, 2007, the company adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10 (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”)). ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The adoption of the provisions of ASC 740-10 did not have a material impact on the company’s condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations. At June 1, 2007, the company had no liability for unrecognized tax benefits and no accrual for the payment of related interest.

Interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are classified as “Interest expense, net” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Penalties, if any, would be recognized as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expenses”. The Company recognized $0 of interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended May 31, 2011. In many cases the company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by relevant tax authorities. With few exceptions, the company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2007. The following describes the open tax years, by major tax jurisdiction, as of May 31, 2011:

United States (a)	2007 – Present
(a)  Includes federal as well as state or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable.