Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Provision For Income Taxes And Effective Tax Rates

The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rates:


	Three Months Ended April 30,						Six Months Ended April 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(in thousands)						(in thousands)
Income before income taxes	$	86,707		$	23,489		$	158,437		$	97,318
Provision (benefit) for income tax	$	18,016		$	2,518		$	19,824		$	19,653
Effective tax rate		20.8	%		10.7	%		12.5	%		20.2	%

Summary of Tax Examination

The Company and/or its subsidiaries remain subject to tax examination in the following jurisdictions:


Jurisdiction		Year(s) Subject to Examination
United States – Synopsys		Fiscal 2012
United States – Magma Design Automation		Fiscal years after 2009
California – Synopsys		Fiscal years after 2007
California – Magma Design Automation		Fiscal years after 2008
Hungary		Fiscal years after 2006
Taiwan, Ireland and Japan		Fiscal years after 2007

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of income tax examinations that an enterprise is currently subject to or that have been completed in the current period typically including a description of the examination, the jurisdiction conducting the examination, the tax year(s) under examination, the likelihood of an unfavorable settlement, the range of possible losses, the liability recorded, the increase or decrease in the liability from the prior period, and any penalties and interest that have been recorded.

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