U.S. Tax Reform U.S. Tax Reform

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

U.S. Tax Reform

U.S. TAX REFORM

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). The Tax Act significantly revised the future ongoing U.S. corporate income tax by, among other things, decreasing the federal corporate income tax rate to 21.0% from 35.0% effective January 1, 2018. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate federal income tax rate was phased in, resulting in a blended federal income tax rate of approximately 24.5% for the Company's fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, and 21.0% for subsequent fiscal years. In addition, the reduction of the corporate federal income tax rate required the Company to revalue its deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the lower federal tax rate of 21.0%.

As a result of the Tax Act, during the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a one-time income tax expense of $548,000 in conjunction with remeasuring its net deferred tax assets. The impact of using the 24.5% blended federal income tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 versus a 35.0% rate reduced the provision for income taxes by approximately $551,000.