Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

9. Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $7.3 million and benefit of $0.6 million, respectively during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2022. The provision for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily driven by a true-up of the effective tax rate on a year-to-date basis. These changes were the result of fluctuations in expected global income from operations. The tax benefit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was driven by the pre-tax loss and a $4.6 million discrete stock compensation windfall benefit for tax deductions that exceeded the associated book compensation expense. The tax benefit for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 was partially offset by a $0.7 million charge to increase the deferred tax liability to reflect a change in the blended state income tax rate resulting from the sale of the semiconductor business.

In the period ended June 30, 2022, the Company did not include the U.S. business in the computation of the estimated annual effective rate. We have utilized the discrete effective tax rate method, as allowed by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740-270-30-18, “Income Taxes – Interim Reporting to calculate the interim income tax provision. The U.S. tax benefit was computed discretely on a year-to-date basis. The taxable loss from continuing operations in the U.S. would have driven significant volatility in the estimated annual effective tax rate. Considering the level of pre-tax income forecasted in the year, small changes in the forecast for the remainder of the year would change the estimated annual effective tax rate substantially. The Company concluded that calculating the tax provision for the U.S. discretely was a more appropriate reflection of the year-to-date tax provision as of June 30, 2022.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $0.8 million and $4.6 million, respectively during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021. The tax benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2021, was primarily driven by the

benefit on loss from operations during the period and $1.5 million overall benefit from multiple releases of unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest due to statute of limitations expirations. The benefit for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was increased by a $2.0 million discrete stock compensation windfall benefit for tax deductions that exceeded the associated book compensation expense, respectively.

During March 2021, the United States enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Act”). The company evaluated the legislation included in the Act in relation to income taxes and determined that income tax provisions included in the Act do not have a material impact on its income tax provision.

The Company evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets by tax-paying component and assesses the need for a valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. The Company evaluates the profitability of each tax-paying component on a historic cumulative basis and a forward-looking basis while performing this analysis. The Company maintains a U.S. valuation allowance related to the realizability of certain state tax credits and state net operating loss carry-forwards, as well as a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets on certain foreign tax-paying components as of June 30, 2022. On February 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of its semiconductor automation business that resulted in a taxable gain primarily recognized in the U.S. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company recorded a reduction to its valuation allowance for the utilization of deferred tax assets that were previously expected to expire. The benefit of this valuation allowance reversal was recorded in income from discontinued operations in the amount of $3.6 million since the reversal was driven by the income from discontinued operations.

The Company maintains liabilities for uncertain tax positions. These liabilities involve judgment and estimation and are monitored based on the best available information. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision or benefit. The Company recognized $0.1 million of interest expense related to its uncertain tax positions during the three and the nine months ended June 30, 2022.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes in various jurisdictions. The amount of income taxes paid is subject to the Company’s interpretation of applicable tax laws in the jurisdictions in which it files.

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to income tax audits in various global jurisdictions in which it operates. The years subject to examination vary for the U.S. and international jurisdictions, with the earliest tax year being 2013. Based on the outcome of these examinations or the expiration of statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the related unrecognized tax benefits could change from those recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company currently anticipates that it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest will be reduced by $0.6 million in the next twelve months due to statute of limitations expirations. These unrecognized tax benefits would impact the effective tax rate if recognized.