Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Service Line

The majority of our revenues are from our U.S. business. The following table disaggregates our U.S. revenues by major service line, with all international businesses included in a single line, which consists primarily of tax preparation revenues:

							(in 000s)
	Three months ended October 31,				Six months ended October 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenues:
U.S. assisted tax preparation	$	41,652	$	36,665	$	72,756	$	66,628
U.S. royalties	8,062		7,008		15,633		13,975
U.S. DIY tax preparation	2,994		4,263		5,775		7,489
International revenues	45,497		47,934		84,676		88,351
Revenues from Refund Transfers	560		1,135		1,984		3,951
Revenues from Emerald Card®	9,478		9,180		23,724		24,167
Revenues from Peace of Mind® Extended Service Plan	24,318		24,585		60,895		56,528
Revenues from Tax Identity Shield®	5,243		257		9,984		511
Interest and fee income on Emerald Advance	397		594		844		1,258
Other	10,670		9,233		17,783		15,798
Total revenues	$	148,871	$	140,854	$	294,054	$	278,656

Schedule Of Deferred Revenue Related To The Peace Of Mind Program

Changes in the balances of deferred revenue and wages for POM are as follows:

										(in 000s)
POM	Deferred Revenue						Deferred Wages
Six months ended October 31,	2018			2017			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of the period	$	218,274		$	211,223		$	32,683		$	31,344
Amounts deferred	3,459			2,913			80			36
Amounts recognized on previous deferrals	(71,074		)	(63,332		)	(10,752		)	(9,230		)
Balance, end of the period	$	150,659		$	150,804		$	22,011		$	22,150