Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

3. Income Taxes

The Company will continue to assess all available evidence during future periods to evaluate any changes to the realization of its deferred tax assets. If the Company were to determine that it would be able to realize additional state deferred tax assets in the future, it would make an adjustment to the valuation allowance which would reduce the provision for income taxes.

As a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Company must amortize amounts paid or incurred for specified research and development expenditures, including software development expenses, ratably over 60 months, beginning at the mid-point of the tax year in which the expenditures are paid or incurred.

The effective tax rate for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were 17.6% and 19.3%, respectively. This effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to an increased R&D credit, as well as permanent items and state taxes.

The effective tax rate for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 were 19.9% and 20.5%, respectively. This effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to an increased R&D credit, as well as permanent items and state taxes.