Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Note 8.    Income Taxes

During the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $617,000 and $1,661,000, respectively, resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.8% and 26.1%, respectively. The provision for income taxes decreased by $1,044,000 in the three months period ended November 30, 2023 over the prior year period due to lower pre-tax income in the current period over the prior year period. The current period effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the state tax rates and permanent book tax differences.

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. For the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefit. The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties as a component of its income tax provision. For the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not have a liability for penalties or interest. The Company does not expect any changes to its unrecognized tax benefit for the next nine months that would materially impact its consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s tax years for 2020, 2021, and 2022 are subject to examination by the taxing authorities. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, local or foreign examinations by taxing authorities for years before 2019.