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Income taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Income taxes
2.
Income taxes

               The Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $1.9 million and $1.8 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The portion of unrecognized tax benefits relating to interest and penalties was approximately $0.5 million at both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, if recognized, would have an impact on the Company’s effective tax rate.

The following presents a roll-forward of the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits and associated interest for the three months ended June 30, 2011 (amounts in thousands):

   
Unrecognized tax
benefits
 
Balance - January 1, 2011
 
$
1,827
 
Interest accrual
   
48
 
Balance – June 30, 2011
 
$
1,875
 
                The Company is subject to U.S. Federal income tax, as well as income tax in various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to examination by Federal and New Jersey taxing authorities for years prior to 2006. Various foreign subsidiaries currently have open tax years ranging from 2004 through 2010.

Pursuant to an income tax audit by the Indian Bureau of Taxation in March 2006, one of the Company’s Indian subsidiaries received a tax assessment approximating $339,000, including interest, through June 30, 2011, for the fiscal tax year ended March 31, 2003. Management disagreed with the basis of the tax assessment and filed an appeal with the Appeal Officer against the assessment. In October 2010, the matter was resolved with a judgment in the Company’s favor. Under the Indian Income Tax Act, however, the income tax assessing officer has a right to appeal against the judgment passed by the Appeal Officer. In December 2010, the income tax assessing officer exercised this right, against which the Company has filed an application to defend the case, and the Company intends to contest it vigorously. The Indian Bureau of Taxation has also completed an audit of the Company’s Indian subsidiary’s income tax return for the fiscal tax year ended March 31, 2004. The ultimate outcome was favorable, and there was no tax assessment imposed for the fiscal tax year ended March 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2008 and 2009, the Indian subsidiary received a final tax assessment for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2005 and 2006 from the Indian Bureau of Taxation approximating $340,000 and $332,000, respectively, including interest through June 30, 2011. Management disagreed with the basis of these tax assessments, and filed an appeal against them. In October 2010, the matter was resolved with a judgment in the Company’s favor for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005; however, the income tax assessing officer has a right to appeal against the judgment passed by the Appeal Officer. In March 2011, the income tax assessing officer exercised this right, against which the Company has filed an application to defend the case, and the Company intends to contest it vigorously. As of June 30, 2011, there has been no resolution on the tax matter for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2003, 2005 and 2006. As the Company is continually subject to tax audits by the Indian Bureau of Taxation, the Company assessed the likelihood of an unfavorable assessment for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007, and subsequent years for this subsidiary, and recorded an additional tax provision amounting to approximately $864,000 including interest through June 30, 2011. The Indian Bureau of Taxation commenced an audit of this subsidiary’s income tax returns for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 2009. The ultimate outcome cannot be determined at this time.