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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The Company is required to assess whether the earnings of our two Mexican foreign subsidiaries, Servicios World Acceptance Corporation de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“SWAC”) and WAC de México, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM ENR (“WAC de Mexico”), will be permanently reinvested in the respective foreign jurisdiction or if previously untaxed foreign earnings of the Company will no longer be permanently reinvested and thus become taxable in the United States.  If these earnings were ever repatriated to the United States, the Company would be required to accrue and pay taxes on the cumulative undistributed earnings.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company has determined that approximately $1.3 million of cumulative undistributed net earnings of SWAC and approximately $11.9 million of cumulative undistributed net earnings of WAC de México, as well as the future net earnings and losses of both foreign subsidiaries, will be permanently reinvested.

As of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013, the Company had $2.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of total gross unrecognized tax benefits including interest.  Approximately $1.63 million and $1.60 million, respectively, represent the amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that are permanent in nature and, if recognized, would affect the annual effective tax rate. At December 31, 2013, approximately $1.9 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits are expected to be resolved during the next 12 months through the expiration of the statute of limitations and settlement with taxing authorities. The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $414,000 accrued for gross interest, of which $179,000 was a current period end expense.
 
The Company is subject to U.S. and Mexican income taxes as well as income taxation by various other state and local jurisdictions.  With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010, although carryforward attributes that were generated prior to 2010 may still be adjusted upon examination by the taxing authorities if they either have been or will be used in a future period.