Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

NOTE 7 - Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes represents Federal, foreign, and state and local income taxes. The effective rate differs from statutory rates due to the effect of state and local income taxes, tax rates in foreign jurisdictions, global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”), tax benefit of R&D credits, a gain on extinguishment of debt of the Company’s PPP loans and certain nondeductible expenses. Our effective tax rate will change from quarter to quarter based on recurring and non-recurring factors including, but not limited to, the geographical mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, and state and local income taxes. In addition, changes in judgment from the evaluation of new information resulting in the recognition de-recognition or re-measurement of a tax position taken in a prior annual period is recognized separately in the quarter of the change.

For the six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized net income tax expense of $639,000. During the six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s reserve for uncertain income tax positions increased by $6,000. The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense and accrued income taxes. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued interest totaling $76,000, as well as $678,000 of unrecognized net tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in any future period. For the six months ended December 31, 2021, additional interest expense was accrued for in the amount of $6,000. The Company claims R&D tax credits on eligible R&D expenditures. The R&D tax credits are recognized as a reduction to income tax expense.

The Company does not expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months. We file a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in certain state and local and foreign jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2021, we remain subject to examination in all tax jurisdictions for all relevant jurisdictional statutes for fiscal years 2018 and thereafter.

The Company was audited by the IRS for fiscal year 2016. During fiscal year 2020, the Company settled the issue at Appeals and recorded a provision for the federal and state impact of $762,000 and $70,000 respectively. As of March 31, 2021, all federal and state liabilities related to the fiscal year 2016 audit have been paid.

The Company was audited by the IRS for the fiscal year 2017. During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company settled the issue and paid the IRS $399,000. The Company reported the results of the IRS exam to all the jurisdictions in which it files and paid taxes and interest totaling $97,000. In fiscal 2021, the Company paid the IRS $68,000 for interest. None of the payments were recorded to expense since adequate liabilities had previously been established. The Company has identified its U.S. Federal income tax return and its State return in New York as its major tax jurisdictions.

In January 2022, the Company received a letter from the IRS (“IRS”) notifying it that the IRS would be examining the Company’s income tax return for fiscal year ended June 30, 2020. Management believes that its provision for income taxes for this period is adequate. However, the outcome cannot be predicted with certainty.