INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

13. INCOME TAXES

Our provision for income tax expense was $11.1 million and $36.1 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, as compared to $13.7 million and $34.1 million for the same periods in the prior year. Our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, was 29.0% and 27.8% respectively, compared with 27.7% and 28.3%, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, differed from the US federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state and local income taxes.