Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 8: Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 was 26.1 percent and 18.2 percent, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 is higher than the first quarter of the prior year, primarily due to the absence of a $2.0 million reversal of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets in a foreign jurisdiction recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and changes in the mix and amount of foreign and domestic earnings.

As of June 30, 2019, valuation allowances against deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions totaled $38.1 million and valuation allowances against certain U.S. deferred tax assets totaled $6.8 million, as it is more likely than not these assets will not be realized based upon historical financial results.  The Company will continue to provide a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in each of the applicable jurisdictions until the need for a valuation allowance is eliminated.  The need for a valuation allowance is eliminated when the Company determines it is more likely than not the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Accounting policies for interim reporting require the Company to adjust its effective tax rate each quarter to be consistent with its estimated annual effective tax rate.  Under this methodology, the Company applies its estimated annual income tax rate to its year-to-date ordinary earnings to derive its income tax provision each quarter.  The Company records the tax impacts of certain significant, unusual or infrequently occurring items in the period in which they occur.  The Company excluded the impact of its operations in certain foreign locations from the overall effective tax rate methodology and recorded them discretely based upon year-to-date results because the Company anticipates net operating losses for the full fiscal year in these jurisdictions.

The Company estimates that reductions to unrecognized tax benefits for the remainder of fiscal 2020 will total $2.8 million, primarily due to lapses in statutes of limitations, which, if recognized, would have a $2.2 million favorable impact on its effective tax rate.