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Income Taxes
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income taxes Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for fiscal year 2022, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
202220212020
Income before income taxes:
Domestic$98,610 $46,766 $44,406 
Foreign7,735 4,231 20,484 
Income before income taxes$106,345 $50,997 $64,890 
Current provision:
Federal$15,644 $9,532 $12,563 
Foreign738 2,660 5,259 
State and local2,547 1,754 1,451 
Total current provision for income taxes$18,929 $13,946 $19,273 
Deferred provision (benefit):
Federal$4,407 $(2,165)$(1,452)
Foreign(1,540)(2,294)(21)
State and local527 1,896 (1,144)
Total deferred provision for (benefit from) income taxes$3,394 $(2,563)$(2,617)
Total provision for income taxes$22,323 $11,383 $16,656 
A reconciliation from the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows for the prior three fiscal years:
202220212020
Statutory federal income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Permanent differences(0.5)(0.1)0.1 
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit1.9 5.4 — 
Valuation allowance(0.5)(0.4)— 
Stock compensation0.1 1.1 — 
Tax credits(1.4)(3.4)2.0 
Foreign tax rate differential0.5 0.1 1.4 
Uncertain tax positions(1.1)(1.0)1.4 
Audit settlement0.7 1.9 — 
Other0.4 (2.3)(0.2)
Effective income tax rate21.0 %22.3 %25.7 %
Deferred federal and state income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial accounting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax liability are as follows for fiscal year 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
20222021
Deferred income tax assets:
Employee related items$3,750 $3,282 
Inventories6,536 5,729 
Accrued warranty459 429 
Accounts receivable2,347 
Lease liabilities8,200 8,962 
Other deferred income tax assets92 239 
Net operating loss and other credit carry-forwards10,418 6,649 
$29,455 $27,637 
Less: valuation allowance(142)(689)
Total deferred income tax assets29,313 26,948 
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation methods and property basis differences$(20,688)$(18,982)
Right-of-use lease assets(7,809)(8,623)
Accounts receivable(619)— 
Other assets and tax-deductible goodwill(42,678)(34,740)
Total deferred income tax liabilities(71,794)-71794000(62,345)
Net deferred income tax liabilities$(42,481)$(35,397)
As of February 28, 2022, the Company had pretax state NOL carry-forwards of $70.1 million which, if unused, will begin to expire in 2023 and pretax foreign NOL carry-forwards of $14.0 million, which, if unused, will begin to expire in 2026.
As of fiscal year end 2022 and 2021, a portion of the Company's deferred tax assets were the result of state and foreign jurisdiction NOL carry-forwards and state credit carry-forwards. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain foreign NOL carry-forwards and state credit carry-forwards will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, the Company has provided a valuation allowance of $0.1 million and $0.7 million as of fiscal year end 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The calculation of the Company's tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across the Company's global operations. Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") states that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, on the basis of the technical merits. The Company may (1) record unrecognized tax benefits as liabilities in accordance with GAAP and (2) adjust these liabilities when the Company's judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Because of the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company's current estimate of the unrecognized tax benefit liabilities. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which new information becomes available.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits, which is included in "Other long-term liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheets for the years ended February 28, 2022 and 2021 is as follows (in thousands):
20222021
Balance at beginning of period$3,350 $2,531 
Increase for tax positions related to current periods:— — 
Gross increases513 5,617 
Gross decreases(260)— 
Increase for tax positions related to prior periods:
Gross increases997 — 
Gross decreases(356)(1,263)
Decreases related to settlements with taxing authorities(691)(642)
Lapse of statute of limitations(1,259)(2,893)
Balance at end of period$2,294 $3,350 

Current year increases to our Uncertain Tax Positions (“UTPs”) primarily relate to matters related to research and development credits and stock compensation. Current year decreases primarily relate to the lapse of the statute of limitations in certain jurisdictions and settlements with certain taxing authorities.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Penalties and interest credited for fiscal 2022 and 2021 were $(0.2) million and $(0.4) million, respectively.

The Company has prior year tax returns currently being examined in one state and does not have any other returns currently being examined by taxing authorities. The Company believes that it has provided adequate reserves for its income tax uncertainties in all open tax years. As the outcome of any tax audits cannot be predicted with certainty, if any issues addressed in the Company's tax audits are resolved in a manner inconsistent with management's expectations, the Company could adjust its provision for income taxes in the future.

The Company has operations and taxable presence in multiple jurisdictions in the U.S. and outside of the U.S. in Canada, the Netherlands, China, Poland, Brazil, India and Singapore. The tax positions of the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions around the world. The Company currently considers U.S. federal and state and Canada, to be significant tax jurisdictions. The Company’s U.S. federal and state tax returns since February 28, 2019 remain open to examination. With some exceptions, tax years prior to fiscal 2019 in jurisdictions outside of U.S. are closed. The statute of limitations for fiscal year end 2019 will expire in December 2022. The Company anticipates it is reasonably possible that a decrease of unrecognized tax benefits related to various federal, foreign and state positions of $0.6 million may be resolved in the next 12 months.

Prior to enactment of H.R. 1, formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the "Tax Act"), the Company asserted that all unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries were considered indefinitely reinvested. As a result of the Tax Act, the Company reported and paid U.S. tax on the majority of its previously unremitted foreign earnings. As of February 28, 2022, the Company continues to be indefinitely reinvested with respect to investments in its foreign subsidiaries. Additionally, the Company has not recorded deferred tax liabilities associated with the remaining unremitted earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested. It is impracticable for the Company to determine the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities on these indefinitely reinvested earnings, due to the complexities associated with the hypothetical calculation.