INCOME TAXES:

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

INCOME TAXES:

INCOME TAXES:

9. INCOME TAXES:

The determination of the annual effective income tax rate is based upon a number of significant estimates and judgments, including the estimated annual pre-tax income of the Company in each tax jurisdiction in which it operates and the development of tax planning strategies during the year.  In addition, the Company’s interim tax expense can be impacted by changes in tax rates or laws, the finalization of tax audits or reviews, as well as other factors that cannot be predicted with certainty.  As such, there can be significant volatility in interim tax provisions.

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recognized tax expense of $1.1 and $4.1 million, respectively, with corresponding effective tax rates of 40.6 and 10.2 percent utilizing the estimated annual effective tax rate method. This is compared to tax expense of $0.5 and $1.8 million with corresponding effective tax rates of 7.4 and 16.9 percent in the comparable periods of the prior year utilizing the year-to-date method.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 is higher than the effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2011 due to employment credits related to the Small Business and Work Opportunity Tax Act of 2007 that were recognized in the prior year. Because these employment credits expired as of December 31, 2011, the income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 does not include any tax benefit for employment credits.

The effective income tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2012 is lower than the effective income tax rate for the comparable period of the prior year due to the recognition of a $33.8 million foreign currency translation gain which was primarily non-taxable.

On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was enacted. This Act retroactively extends the Work Opportunity Tax Credit from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013. As a result, the Company will include an estimate of the tax benefit for the retroactive extension of the employment credits in the calculation of its income tax rate beginning in the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Depending upon the amount of credits earned and the relative amount of pre-tax book income, the benefit to be recorded may significantly affect the Company’s tax rate.

The Company accrues for the effects of open uncertain tax positions and the related potential penalties and interest.  There were no material adjustments to our recorded liability for unrecognized tax benefits during the three and six months ended December 31, 2012.  It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefit with respect to certain of our unrecognized tax positions will increase or decrease during the next 12 months. However, we do not expect the change to have a significant effect on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.

The Company files tax returns and pays tax primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Luxembourg as well as states, cities, and provinces within these jurisdictions. In the United States, fiscal years 2009 and after remain open for federal tax audit. The Company’s United States federal income tax returns for the fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are currently under audit. For state tax audits, the statute of limitations generally spans three to four years, resulting in a number of states remaining open for tax audits back to fiscal year 2008. However, the Company is under audit in a number of states in which the statute of limitations has been extended to fiscal years 2006 and forward. Internationally (including Canada), the statute of limitations for tax audits varies by jurisdiction, but generally ranges from three to five years.