Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 10 - Income Taxes

Effective Tax Rate

The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was a benefit on pre-tax loss of 36.4% compared to 25.6% for the comparable prior year period. The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the aggregate effect of the Company's financial performance, permanent differences from non-deductible expenses, and unrecognized tax benefits on intra-period allocation of the estimated annual tax provision. The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to discrete tax benefits resulting from vesting of share-based awards in the quarter, as well as the impact of permanent differences from non-deductible expenses on the projected annual effective tax rate applied to the quarterly results.

Valuation Allowances

The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis through an analysis of potential sources of future taxable income, including prior year taxable income available to absorb a carryback of tax losses, reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies, and forecasts of taxable income. The Company considers all negative and positive evidence, including the weight of the evidence, to determine if valuation allowances against deferred tax assets are required. The Company continues to maintain valuation allowances against certain state and Canadian deferred tax assets. Canadian deferred tax assets against which the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance relate to indefinite-lived assets.

The Company files federal and state income tax returns in the U.S. and foreign tax returns in Puerto Rico and Canada. For U.S. federal income tax returns, fiscal years 2014 to 2023 remain subject to examination under the statute of limitations.