Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were 24.4 percent and 28.3 percent, respectively. The year-over-year change is primarily due to geographical mix.

The effective income tax rates for the nine months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were 23.9 percent and 27.2 percent, respectively. The year-over-year change is primarily due to geographical mix and a $2.2 million tax benefit recorded in the second quarter of the current year related to Swiss tax reform.

Swiss tax reform

Swiss tax reform legislation was effectively enacted during the December quarter of fiscal 2020 when the Canton of Schaffhausen approved the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing on October 8, 2019 (Swiss tax reform). Significant changes from Swiss tax reform include the abolishment of certain favorable tax regimes and the creation of a multi-year transitional period at both the federal and cantonal levels. The transitional provisions of Swiss tax reform allow companies to utilize a combination of lower tax rates and tax basis adjustments to fair value, which are used for tax depreciation and amortization purposes resulting in deductions over the transitional period. To reflect the federal and cantonal transitional provisions, as they apply to us, we recorded a deferred tax asset of $14.5 million during the three months ended December 31, 2020. We considered the deferred tax asset from Swiss tax reform to be an estimate based on our interpretation of the legislation, which was subject to change based on further legislative guidance, review with the Swiss federal and cantonal authorities, and modifications to the underlying valuation. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we finalized the calculation of the transitional provisions of Swiss tax reform after a review and receipt of a ruling from the Swiss federal and cantonal authorities and recorded a $2.2 million tax benefit to adjust the deferred tax asset and income tax liabilities related to fiscal years 2021 and 2022.