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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense is provided at the U.S. tax rate on financial statement earnings, adjusted for the difference between the U.S. tax rate and the rate of tax in effect for non-U.S. earnings deemed to be permanently reinvested in our non-U.S. operations.  Deferred income taxes have not been provided for the potential remittance of non-U.S. undistributed earnings to the extent those earnings are deemed to be permanently reinvested, or to the extent such recognition would result in a deferred tax asset.

The current quarter’s effective tax provision rate from continuing operations is 26.1% of pretax income compared to 35.4% for the prior year quarter. For the current nine-month period, the effective tax provision rate from continuing operations is 29.4% compared to 32.6% in the prior year nine-month period. The effective tax rate for the three month period ended June 30, 2014 was lower primarily due to the increase in foreign operations in lower tax jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2014 was lower primarily due to the continued diversification of our operations worldwide.

The current quarter's effective tax provision rate from discontinued operations is 14.7% compared to the tax benefit rate of 15.8% for the prior year quarter. For the current nine-month period, the effective tax provision rate from discontinued operations is 14.4% compared to the tax benefit rate of 15.1% in the prior year nine-month period.

For the nine months ended June 30, 2014, approximately 66% of the pre-tax income from discontinued operations was from our Canada operations, which has a net operating loss carryforward, against which we have provided a valuation allowance. In addition, Mexico accounted for approximately 25% of the pre-tax income from discontinued operations. Our effective tax rate in Mexico is lower than the effective tax rate for our U.S. operations. The U.S. pre-tax income represented a significantly smaller percentage of discontinued operations than continuing operations. That, combined with a net operating loss in Canada and a lower effective tax rate in Mexico, resulted in a materially different tax rate for discontinued operations compared to continuing operations.