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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

 

NOTE 5—INCOME TAXES

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act made broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including, but not limited to: (1) reducing the maximum U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to a flat 21% effective for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018; (2) extending bonus depreciation that will allow for full expensing of qualified property; and (3) eliminating the corporate alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) and changing how existing AMT credits can be realized.

 

The SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (‘SAB 118’) to address the application of accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements.

 

The Company’s financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2018, reflect certain effects of the Tax Act, which includes a reduction in the corporate tax rate from 34% to 21%, as well as other changes. As a result of the changes to tax laws and tax rates under the Tax Act, the Company incurred incremental income tax expense of $467,000 during the year ended April 30, 2018, which consisted primarily of the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities from a 34% to a 21% tax rate.

 

As of January 31,  2019, the federal tax returns for the fiscal years ended 2016 through 2018 are open to audit until the statute of limitations closes for the years in which our net operating losses are utilized. We would recognize interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits as well as interest received from favorable tax settlements within income tax expense. As of January 31, 2019, we recorded no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. We expect no significant change in the amount of unrecognized tax benefit, accrued interest or penalties within the next twelve months.