Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

In general, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income and statutory tax rates in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. The Company calculated its tax rate on a discrete basis for the six months ended December 31, 2018 due to significant variations in the relationship between tax expense and projected pre-tax income. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability on the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter. The Company’s effective tax rate may change from period-to-period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state and local income taxes and tax audit settlements.

The effective income tax rate from continuing operations was expense of 31.8% and 19.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The effective income tax rate from continuing operations was expense of 25.0% and a benefit of 8.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The effective income tax rates from continuing operations in all periods were impacted by provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"), primarily related to Global Intangible Low Taxed Income and limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation. The effective income tax rates in each period were also impacted by the geographical mix of earnings and state valuation allowance. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company finalized its accounting for income tax effects of the Tax Act and recorded additional expense related to its transition tax liability.

The income tax from discontinued operations was a benefit of $1,835 and expense of $13,472 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2019, respectively, while the income tax benefit from discontinued operations was $22,859 and $27,544 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018, respectively. The expense for income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2019 was impacted by $15,250 of tax related to the tax gain on the sale of the Tilda Group Entities. The benefit from income taxes for the three and six months ended December 31, 2018 includes the reversal of the $12,250 deferred tax liability previously recorded related to Hain Pure Protein being classified as held-for-sale. Additionally, the three and six month tax benefit is impacted by the tax effect of current period book losses as well as deferred tax benefit arising from asset impairment charges.