INCOME TAXES

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 7: INCOME TAXES

We file a consolidated federal income tax return in the U.S. with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and file tax returns in various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. Tax returns are typically examined and either settled upon completion of the examination or through the appeals process. With respect to federal, state and local jurisdictions and countries outside of the U.S., we are typically subject to examination for three to six years after the income tax returns have been filed. On November 7, 2022, the IRS commenced their examination of our 2020 tax return and related carryback claims to tax years 2015 through 2018. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, we believe that adequate amounts of tax, interest, and penalties have been provided for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for any adjustments that might be incurred due to federal, state, local or foreign audits.

We had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $221.3 million and $232.0 million as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $10.7 million during the six months ended December 31, 2022 due to expiration of statutes and settlements with state tax authorities. We believe it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $34.0 million within the next twelve months. The anticipated decrease is due to the expiration of statutes of limitations and anticipated closure of various matters currently under examination or in appeals. For such matters where a change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits is not yet deemed reasonably possible, no estimate has been included.

Our effective tax rate for continuing operations, including the effects of discrete tax items, was 25.2% and 31.7% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Discrete items increased the effective tax rate by 1.4% and 10.1% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively. A discrete income tax benefit of $7.2 million and $50.0 million were recorded in the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The discrete tax benefit recorded in the current period primarily resulted from state statute of limitations expirations and refund interest. The discrete tax benefit recorded in the prior period primarily resulted from federal and state statute of limitations expirations.

Consistent with prior years, our pretax loss for the six months ended December 31, 2022 is expected to be offset by income in our third and fourth quarters due to the established pattern of seasonality in our primary business operations. As such, management has determined that it is more-likely-than-not that realization of tax benefits recorded in our financial statements will occur within our fiscal year. The amount of tax benefit recorded for the six months ended December 31, 2022 reflects management’s estimate of the annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date loss from continuing operations adjusted for the tax impact of discrete items for the periods presented.