Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company's global operations, acquisition activity (as applicable) and specific tax attributes provide opportunities for continuous global tax planning initiatives to maximize tax credits and deductions. Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2022			2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	8,792		$	4,966
Income tax expense	2,383			1,781
Effective income tax rate	27.1		%	35.9		%

The Company’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes include earnings from both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Though most foreign tax rates are now in line with the U.S. tax rate of 21%, the annual effective tax rate is impacted by foreign rate differentials, withholding taxes, losses in jurisdictions where no benefit can be realized, and various aspects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income provisions.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2022 was 27.1%, compared to 35.9% for the comparable prior-year period. The effective tax rate in each time period was significantly impacted by year-to-date losses and deductions in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be realized. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2022 was primarily due to tax benefits driven by revaluing tax assets due to tax rate changes.